Service difficulty report · Flex Line · Boeing 75728A

Difficulty date
April 25, 2014
Submitted
April 25, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N913FD
Make and model
Boeing 75728A
Aircraft serial
24017
Aircraft time
88,381 hours, 28,093 cycles
Part
Flex Line
Part number
271N61192
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Mlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

TAKEOFF PLUS TEN MINUTES EICAS LT HYD QTY, CREW NOTED QTY AT .60 & DECREASING AT A RATE OF APPROX .10 MINUTE. 5 - 6 MINUTES LATER LT HYD QTY WAS 0.00. EICAS LT HYD SYS PRESS FOLLOWED. LT HYD PUMP ELEC & ENG SHUTOFF AS DIRECTED BY QRH. HYD QTY WAS NEAR 0 AT PUMP SHUTOFF. ALTERNATE FLAP & GEAR EXTENSION WARE REQUIRED. CHECKED & FOUND LEAK FROM LT LG DOWN LOCK ACTUATOR FLEX LINE. R & R FLEX LINE IAW SP 20-10-10-4 & PERFORMED CHECK IAW MM 32-32-02-4. CHECKED PRESS & RETURN FILTER ELEMENTS & FOUND CLEAN, NO SYS FLUSH REQUIRED. R & R LT EDP IAW MM 29-11-05-4-1 & FILTER ELEMENTS IAW MM 29-11-17-4 AS A PRECAUTION. FLAPS & LG SYS SET BACK TO NORMAL. CONF HYD SYS SVCD TO FULL IAW SMP.

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