Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Boeing 7572S7

Difficulty date
October 14, 2006
Submitted
October 18, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572S7
Aircraft serial
23321
Aircraft time
75,859 hours, 29,526 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211535E4
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
271N63111099
Condition
Cracked
Location
Left Pylon
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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

LOG 7387973 - AIRCRAFT LOST LT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY/PRESSURE. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A HYDRAULIC LINE IN THE LT PYLON AREA CRACKED AT THE (B) NUT AND LEAKING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LINE. OPS CHECK/LEAK TEST WAS GOOD.

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