Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 757351

Difficulty date
December 8, 2020
Submitted
December 21, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588NW
Make and model
Boeing 757351
Aircraft serial
32988
Aircraft time
62,239 hours, 20,175 cycles
Part
Actuator
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DECLARED AN EMERGENCY INTO ATL VIA ACARS DUE TO THE LEFT HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DROPPING DOWN TO .42 ON FINAL APPROACH. HYDRAULIC PRESSURE REMAINED GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ACTUATOR PER B757 AMM 32-32, BECAUSE THE ACTUATOR O-RINGS "BLEW OUT". NEW STRUT WAS SERVICED AND LEAK CHECKED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.