Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
October 18, 2020
Submitted
October 19, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N692DL
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
29724
Aircraft time
67,739 hours, 28,457 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE EICAS MESSAGE "L HYD QTY" ILLUMINATED SHOWING .49 RF. THE CREW TURNED LT PUMP OFF UNTIL LANDING AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY WITH ATC. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE FOUND BOTH LINES ON LT DOWN LOCK ACTUATOR HAD RUPTURED, POSSIBLY CAUSED BY A LOOSE HOLD DOWN BRACKET. BOTH LINES WERE REPLACED AND THE ACTUATOR BRACKET WAS RE-SECURED. LEAK CHECK IS OK.