Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 757224

Difficulty date
December 12, 2005
Submitted
December 12, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N34131
Make and model
Boeing 757224
Aircraft serial
28971
Aircraft time
30,700 hours, 7,475 cycles
Part
Line
Part number
271N64431114
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hyd Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

THE LT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOST FLUID QUANTITY AND WAS ACCOMPANIED BY ILLUMINATION OF THE HYD SYS LOW QTY LIGHT AND RESERVOIR LIGHTS DURING CLIMBOUT OF EWR. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO EWR. WHEN THE LANDING GEAR WAS EXTENDED NO GREEN LIGHTS APPEARED. A MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION WAS PERFORMED DURING A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT PROBLEM. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LT WHEEL WELL SOAKED WITH HYDRAULIC FLUID. THE HYDRAULIC LINE FROM THE PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE FOR LT SYS TO ACMP CASE DRAIN FILTER MODULE WAS FOUND CRACKED IN HALF. THE LINE WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE LT ACMP WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD.