Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
November 25, 2007
Submitted
November 29, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N539US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
26486
Aircraft time
35,199 hours, 13,811 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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.

What was found

DURING FLIGHT THERE WAS A LEFT HYDRAULIC FAILURE LOSS OF FLUID FOLLOWED BY PRESSURE LOSS AFTER PTU FAILED. FLIGHT CONTINUED ON TO NGO. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL, RUNWAY WAS CLOSED FOR 10 MINUTES, A/C HAD TO BE TOWED OFF OF RUNWAY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED A LEAKING O-RING. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD AND AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.