Service difficulty report · Tube · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 25, 2017
Submitted
September 25, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N598UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28751
Aircraft time
70,033 hours, 18,434 cycles
Part
Tube
Part number
332N31004
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
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

LEFT HYD SYS LEAK. EMERGENCY DECLARED. FOUND HYD FLUID PUDDLING UNDER #1 ENG. REF IPC 29-11-05-03, FOUND THE TUBE ASSY LEAKING FROM LOWER END OF RIGID LINE AT THE B-NUT. TIGHTENED B-NUT APPROX 1/4 TURN. STILL LEAKING. R & R THE TUBE ASSY.