Service difficulty report · Packing · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
July 14, 2005
Submitted
July 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N509UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24763
Aircraft time
50,197 hours, 18,816 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Packing
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

RETURNED TO FIELD DUE TO INDICATION OF LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID. HYDRAULIC FLOW LIMITER PACKINGS WERE LEAKING AT THE UNIONS, THE PACKINGS WERE REPLACED. THE LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS SERVICED AND LEAK CHECKED OK. AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.