What was found
A/C HAD HYDRAULIC LEAK ON LEFT SYS, IN FLIGHT PUMPS TURNED OFF AT .47, TURNED PUMPS ON TO LAND A/C. FOUND RUDDER RATIO CHANGER BYPASS VALVE WITH PIN HOLE LEAK IN VALVE BODY. REPLACED VALVE, LEAK AND OPS CHECK NORMAL.
- Difficulty date
- July 9, 2000
- Submitted
- July 14, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N623DL
- Make and model
- Boeing 757232
- Aircraft serial
- 22913
- Aircraft time
- 45,856 hours, 23,717 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Valve
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Hyd Bypass
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- V
- 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.