SDR AU990494

Service difficulty report · Cover · Boeing 767277

Difficulty date
May 24, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 767277
Engine
Ge CF680A
Part
Cover
Part number
A22535
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hydraulic System
Component
NAS1611029
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(AUS) RT LATERAL CENTRAL CONTROL ACTUATOR FILTER COVER `O' RING SEAL DISPLACED. LOSS OF CENTER HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FLUID. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT THE FILTER COVER CONTAINED A CIRCUMFERENTIAL CRACK INTHE THREADED PORTION EXPOSING THE SEAL TO HYDRAULIC PRESSURE WHICH THEN LED TO THE FAILURE OF THE `O' RING SEAL P/N NAS1611029.