Service difficulty report · Brake Assy · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
August 7, 2007
Submitted
August 14, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N795UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26927
Aircraft time
43,009 hours, 6,523 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Brake Assy
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LANDED UNDER AMBER ALERT DUE TO HYDRAULIC QUANTITY INDICATION. 08-31-07 AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING, THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF LEAKING & BRAKE CONTAMINATION W/ HYD FLUID, REPLACED NR 2 CENTER BRAKE ASSY, INCLUDING SUSPECTED LEAK SOURCE, THE HYDRAULIC COUPLING TO BRAKE. NO MORE LEAKS DETECTED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.