Service difficulty report · Seal · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
April 9, 2011
Submitted
April 13, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N173AN
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
32399
Aircraft time
29,243 hours, 9,280 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Damaged
Location
Aileron
Stage of operation
CR
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

LHR - INFLIGHT CDG-JFK. CREW REPORTED LEFT HYDRAULIC QUANTITY LOSS AND PRESSURE PROBLEMS. EMEREGNCY DECLARED FLIGHT DIVERTED LHR LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND RIGHT OUTBOARD AILERON PCA SEAL DAMAGED. REPLACED SEAL. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.