Service difficulty report · Swivel Fitting · Boeing 777223

Difficulty date
August 10, 2009
Submitted
August 14, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N778AN
Make and model
Boeing 777223
Aircraft serial
29587
Aircraft time
42,978 hours, 5,458 cycles
Part
Swivel Fitting
Part number
293W31801
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

JFK - CREW REPORTED HYDRAULIC QUANTITY LOW INDICATION LIGHT ILLUMINATED. EMERGENCY DECLARED RETURNED TO JFK WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. FOUND RIGHT GEAR AFT BRAKE SWIVEL FITTING LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED SWIVEL FITTING. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.