Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 7474F6

Difficulty date
September 25, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Boeing 7474F6
Part
Line
Part number
856916
Condition
Leaking
Location
Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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) AIR TURN BACK DUE LANDING GEAR TILT AND MONITOR MESSAGES ON TAKEOFF. REPLACED PSEU PER FIM TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURE. SECOND TAKEOFF SAME PROBLEM RECURRED. FOUND HYDRAULIC LEAK ON TILT ACTUATOR HOSE. PROXIMITY SENSOR SWITCHES CHECKED, RESISTANCE ALL NORMAL. THIRD TAKEOFF SAME PROBLEM. AIRCRAFT GROUNDED. PSEU REPLACED. ALL SYSTEMS NOW NORMAL. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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