Service difficulty report · Panel · Boeing 757251

Difficulty date
May 12, 2008
Submitted
May 16, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N514US
Make and model
Boeing 757251
Aircraft serial
23202
Aircraft time
61,196 hours, 25,307 cycles
Part
Panel
Condition
Inflt Separation
Location
Rt Wing
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
D, 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

CLIMBING THROUGH FL 230 PANEL 651, ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE RIGHT WING ABOVE THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR RETRACT CYLINDER, DEPARTED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. WHEN THE PANEL DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT IT TORE TWO HYDRAULIC LINES FOR THE RETRACT CYLINDER AND DRAINED THE LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT DIVERTED TO LAS. ALTERNATE LANDING GEAR AND FLAP EXTENSION WAS USED, THE LANDING WAS OTHERWISE UNEVENTFUL. AT THE TIME OF THIS WRITING, TECHNICIANS ARE ON SITE REPLACING THE DAMAGED LINE FOR THE RETRACT CYLINDER ALONG WITH THE ASSOCIATED SYSTEM PUMPS AND FILTERS. THIS WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE FINAL CORRECTIVE ACTION ONCE THE LOG PAGE HAS BEEN CLOSED.