Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
June 25, 2007
Submitted
August 8, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N507UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24743
Aircraft time
56,849 hours, 21,562 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
251N12429
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Aileron
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AILERON MOVEMENT ON EICAS DOESN'T MATCH MOVEMENTS FROM CONTROL WHEEL. TURNING WHEEL TO LEFT GETS STIFF FROM 3 TO 6 DEG. ON INSPECTION FOUND NUT -LOOSE HARDWARE- IN RT LATERAL CONTROL OVERRIDE QUADRANT. PART REMOVED. NO DAMAGE NOTED TO CABLE OR QUADRANT. ADJUSTED TRIM ACTUATOR, LT AILERON O/B PCU HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINE BROKEN NEAR PCU ATTACH. INSTALLED AILERON POWER CONTROL TUBE ASSY LINE.