Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
November 1, 2015
Submitted
November 3, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N721TW
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
29954
Aircraft time
58,567 hours, 16,465 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Failed
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

CREW PERFORMED ATB DUE TO LT HYD SYS FAILURE. NR 5 AND NR 6 TIRES ALSO FOUND TO HAVE FAILED. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ATC, ARFF MET THE ACFT AFTER STOPPING ON THE RUNWAY, AND ACFT WAS TOWED OFF THE RUNWAY. REPLACED A HYDRAULIC LINE FROM THE TILT PRESSURE SWITCH. INSTALLED NEW EDP CASE DRAIN FILTER. REPLACED THE ACMP CASE DRAIN AND PRESSURE /RETURN FILTERS. R & R THE ACMP AND EDP IAW AMM 29-11. PTU FILTER CHECKED AND CLEAN. OPS CK AND LEAK CK GOOD. REF ERA 541080-14 FOR WORK PERFORMED.