Service difficulty report · Pca · Boeing 767424ER

Difficulty date
June 10, 2025
Submitted
June 11, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N66056
Make and model
Boeing 767424ER
Aircraft serial
29451
Aircraft time
94,570 hours, 13,410 cycles
Part
Pca
Part number
2827001011
Part serial
5196
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 600 Elevtr
Part time
93,499 hours, 13,286 cycles
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

RIGHT HYD QTY LOW PER CREW DEBRIEF, APPEOX 2 HRS INTO FLT, HYD QTY STARTED TO DECREASE & NOT FLUCTUATE ON ARRIVAL QTY IND SHOWS .39 WITH BRAKES SET MATCHING HYD SERVICE PANAL GAUGE. ON ARRIVAL PERFORMED GVI OF RT MLG, WINGS, & BELLY OF A/C WITH NO NOTIABLE LEAKS FOUND. HYD QTY ON CENTER & LT TANK READS 0.95. SERVICED RT HYD UP TO 0.86 & FOUND HYD LEAK ON RT ELEVATOR. REMOVED MOST OTBD PANEL (345HB) FOR PCA INSPECTION & FOUND NO HYD LEAKS AT MOST OTBD PCA. WHEN HYD RAN & ELEVATORS MOVED FOUND VERY HEAVY MIST FROM MIDDLE PCA ENCLOSURE. AFTER MIDDLE PCA PANEL (345GB) REMOVED & OPERATED SYS AGAIN & FLT CONTROL WAS UNABLE TO DUPE MIST. INSPECTED ALL HYD LINES WITH NO FAULTS. SUSPECT EITHER MIDDLE PCA COLD SOAKED & OR ROD END SEAL. RESEALED & STOPPED HYD LEAK. DUE TO UNABLE TO DUP FAULT WITH MIDDLE PCA SUGGEST MIDDLE PCA REPLACEMENT OR FURTHER TESTING. REMOVED RT SYS, RT ELEVATOR (MIDDLE PCA ) IAW AMM 27-31-05-424-027 , C/W RII REQUIREMENT FOR ATTACH POINT. INSTALLED RT SYS RT ELEVATOR (MIDDLE PCA) IAW AMM 27-31-05-424, OPS & LEAK CKD GOOD.