What was found
ON PREFLIGHT, FOUND FLUID LEAKING DOWN RIGHT SIDE OF TAILCONE. FOUND INTERNAL HYD FAILURE OF LT RUDDER PCU. REPLACED LT RUDDER PCU.
- Difficulty date
- March 2, 2008
- Submitted
- March 5, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N544UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 757222
- Aircraft serial
- 25322
- Aircraft time
- 61,637 hours, 17,822 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW2037
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Pcu
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.