Service difficulty report · Access Door · Boeing 757223

Difficulty date
June 16, 2012
Submitted
June 19, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N645AA
Make and model
Boeing 757223
Aircraft serial
24603
Aircraft time
66,123 hours, 22,816 cycles
Part
Access Door
Condition
Separated
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, D, 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 DURING CLIMBOUT, THERE WERE REPORTS OF VIBRATIONS COMING FROM THE LEFT FLOOR IN THE ROWS JUST BEHIND THE WING, THEN A LOUD BANG AND CENTER SYSTEM FLUID LOSS. EMERGENCY DECLARED FLIGHT RETURNED JFK LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON ARRIVAL, INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THE HYDRAULIC SERVICING ACCESS DOOR HAD SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGING THE CENTER SYSTEM SUPPLY LINE AND RESERVOIR. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM SERVICE DOOR AND CENTER HYDRAULIC SYSTEM RESERVOIR SUCTION LINE.