Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 7878

Difficulty date
September 11, 2016
Submitted
November 3, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N965AM
Make and model
Boeing 7878
Aircraft serial
35308
Aircraft time
13,432 hours, 1,753 cycles
Part
Line
Part number
ER5736G01
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Starter Gen
Part time
2,310 hours, 425 cycles
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.

What was found

DURING TRANSIT CHECK, AFTER TO REPLACE OF RIGHT VARIABLE FREQUENCY STARTER GENERATOR, A HYDRAULIC LEAK WAS DETECTED AT TUBE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE TUBE IAW AMM A-24-21-09-00B-520A-A / -720A-A, TESTED CORRECT.

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