Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Boeing 757204

Difficulty date
September 24, 2019
Submitted
September 25, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N925FD
Make and model
Boeing 757204
Aircraft serial
27238
Aircraft time
61,748 hours, 25,131 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
AS11508K0322
Part serial
1986780
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT 3000', 170KT IAS, PUT GEAR HANDLE DOWN AND FLAPS TO 20 FOR BEFORE LANDING CHECK LIST. NOSE GEAR DID NOT GO DOWN (NO LIGHT) AND LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE EICAS WITH GEAR DISAGREE MSG. COMPLIED WITH QRH, EMERGENCY DECLARED. FOUND NOSE GEAR STEERING PRESSURE FLEX LINE LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED NOSE GEAR STEERING FLEX PRESSURE LINE. REPLACED NOSE GEAR STEERING RETURN FLEX LINE AS PRECAUTIONARY. SERVICE LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM REF AMM 12-12-01-3. CYCLED NOSE GEAR STEERING, OPERATIONALY CHECKS GOOD AND LEAKS CHECKS GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.