Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
September 24, 2015
Submitted
September 29, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N659DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
24421
Aircraft time
78,511 hours, 35,733 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Hyd System
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

RETURNED TO DEPARTURE DUE TO LT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QTY AND PRESSURE LOSS. FOUND RUPTURED FLEX LINE AT TOP OF THE LT MLG ACTUATOR. REPLACED THE ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP DUE TO METAL IN THE CASE DRAIN FILTERS. SERVICED HYDRAULICS AND RAN ENGINES, LEAK CHECK AND OPS CHECK ARE GOOD.