Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Boeing 767424ER

Difficulty date
July 19, 2023
Submitted
July 21, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N67058
Make and model
Boeing 767424ER
Aircraft serial
29453
Aircraft time
80,359 hours, 11,249 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Part number
UNKNOWN
Part serial
NA
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lh Mlg
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

C HYD QTY EICAS C. THE CENTER HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR QUANTITY IS LOW. NOTE: HYD AUTO E VENT C QTY .48 SERVICED CTR SYSTEM HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR TO DETERMINE IF QTY INDICATION ERROR. INDICATION CHECKED GOOD. VISUAL WALK AROUND INSPECTION SHOWS LEAK AT AREA ABOVE TOP OF L/H MLG. FOUND LH MLG RETRACT ACTUATOR UP HYDRAULIC HOSE NUT SEVERELY LEAKING WHEN THE GEAR HANDLE IS PUT INTO THE UP POSITION. UP HYDRAULIC HOSE NUT WAS LOOSE RESULTING IN THE LEAK. TIGHTENED UP HOSE NUT AND PERFORMED ACTUATOR INSTALLATION TEST PER AMM 32-32-01. OPS CHECK GOOD AT THIS TIME, NO MORE LEAKAGE NOTED AT THIS TIME. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO RIGINAL CONFIGURATION.