Service difficulty report · Transfer Valve · Boeing 757212

Difficulty date
April 14, 2006
Submitted
April 19, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N757AT
Make and model
Boeing 757212
Aircraft serial
23127
Aircraft time
59,560 hours, 29,278 cycles
Part
Transfer Valve
Part number
251N30184
Condition
Leaking
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

DURING CRUISE FLT L HYD QTY EICAS MESSAGE AND L HYD RSVR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. OBSERVED L HYD QTY SLOWLY DECREASE FROM .48 TO .41. TURNED OFF L ENGINE AND L ELEC HYD PUMPS HYD QTY STABILIZED AT .40. T/S FOUND RUDDER HYD TRANSFER VALVE AND LINE LEAKING. REPLACED RUDDER HYD TRANSFER VALVE INSTALLED TEMP LINE.