Service difficulty report · Union · Boeing 767375

Difficulty date
May 30, 2014
Submitted
March 12, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 767375
Aircraft time
109,722 hours
Part
Union
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) WHILE ENROUTE, ACFT RECEIVED EICAS MESSAGE REGARDING CENTER HYD QTY LOW. FLIGHT PROCEEDED TO DESTINATION, BUT DUE TO LOW HYDRAULIC QTY, MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED. FLIGHT DECLARED EMERGENCY, AND TRANSPONDER CODE 7700 WAS SELECTED. ON ARRIVAL INSPECTION CARRIED OUT, FOUND HYD LEAK RT STAB OTBD PCA AREA PANEL REMOVED. FOUND BLANKING UNION LEAKING. BLANKING UNION REMOVED IAW AMM 27-31-05, PB201, EPC ACT MAINTENANCE PRACTICES. SEAL REPLACED AND LEAK CHECK SATISFACTORY IAW MOC ADP AND ACMP CASE DRAIN FILTERS CHECKED IAW AMM 29-11-35, PB401, NO FAULTS. ALL FLT CONTS CHECKED AND FUNCTIONS ALL CHECKED OK. FLUID TOPPED UP NO LEAKS.