Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Boeing 767432ER

Difficulty date
July 13, 2010
Submitted
July 19, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N843MH
Make and model
Boeing 767432ER
Aircraft serial
29716
Aircraft time
33,952 hours, 7,609 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
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

THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO JFK DUE TO LOSS OF THE CENTER HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND A FLAPPING NOISE FROM UNDER THE RIGHT WING AREA. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED OVERWEIGHT AT 351,000 POUNDS. TOUCHDOWN WAS AT 170 KTS BUT NO DESCENT RATE WAS GIVEN. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED A BROKEN HYDRAULIC LINE IN THE RIGHT WHEEL WELL GOING TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEQUENCE VALVE. THE LINE WAS REPLACED AND SYSTEM OPERATION WAS NORMAL THEREAFTER (2010-D0828)(DL764101853).