Service difficulty report · Housing · Boeing 757232

Difficulty date
March 4, 2021
Submitted
March 8, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6707A
Make and model
Boeing 757232
Aircraft serial
30395
Aircraft time
69,410 hours, 25,834 cycles
Part
Housing
Condition
Leaking
Location
Ptu Filter
Stage of operation
CR
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

SHIP 6707 - AT FL400, THE "L HYD QTY" ILLUMINATED. THE CREW FOLLOWED QRH 13.3 AND 13.9 AND THE HYDRAULIC QUANTITY BLED DOWN TO 0.18, THE STABILIZED. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED BUT THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. CORRECTIVE ACTION: MAINTENANCE FOUND THE PTU FILTER DPI HOUSING LEAKING AT AN O-RING. THE O-RING WAS REPLACED, THE PTU WAS REPLACED PER B757 AMM 29-22, AND THE PTU PRESSURE AND CASE DRAIN FILTERS WERE REPLACED PER B757 AMM 29-22 . THE LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD. (LP #7558910)