Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 767323

Difficulty date
September 11, 2016
Submitted
September 14, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N343AN
Make and model
Boeing 767323
Aircraft serial
33082
Aircraft time
53,572 hours, 8,575 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Loose
Location
Hyd Line
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT CRUISE, THE LT HYD STATUS QTY ILLUMINATED. RF STATUS MESSAGE NEXT TO L HYD QUANTITY. 3000 PSI MAINTAINED UNTIL L HYD PUMPS TURNED OFF. FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PERFORMED AIR TURNBACK WITH OVERWEIGHT LANDING. THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DISCOVERED LOOSE COUPLING CONNECTOR UNION TO PRESSURE LINE ON ELEVATOR AUTOPILOT SERVO, TIGHTENED UNION IAW AMM 22-12-01. PRESSURIZED, NO LEAKS OBSERVED. OK FOR SERVICE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.