Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
May 29, 2019
Submitted
September 30, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N976FD
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27147
Aircraft time
64,047 hours, 24,585 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Cut
Location
Aileron Actuator
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

"C HYD QTY" DURING FLIGHT. HAPPENED IN CRUISE AT FL340. FLUCTUATED DOWN TO .08 DURING DESCEN. PARKED AT GATE WITH .26 UPON FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND O-RING CUT UNDER AILERON ACTUATOR CHECK VALVE ACCESS PLUG. REMOVED RT I/B ACTUATOR TO FOM REF. 27-11-20-2. REPLACED O-RING AND SAFETIED ACCESS PLUG. INSTALLED RT I/B AILERON ACTUATOR UP TO STEP H. (1) (A) REF. 27-11-20-2.

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