Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Boeing 74746NF

Difficulty date
September 17, 2016
Submitted
September 20, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N451PA
Make and model
Boeing 74746NF
Aircraft serial
30809
Aircraft time
67,005 hours, 11,181 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
BACH7C0166CC
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, CREW OBSERVED STEADY HYDRAULIC FLUID LOSS IN SYSTEM NR 4. HYDRAULIC LOSS CONTINUED TO .67 WITH SYS DEPRESSURIZED. AFTER INSPECTION , MAINTENANCE NOTED NO FLUID LOSS IN NR 4 SYSTEM. QTY WAS FULL AFTER ACFT LANDED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE PNEUMATIC HEAD PRESSURE LINE TO THE NR 4 RESERVOIR LEAKING. THE LINE WAS REPLACED AND THE NR 4 HYD QTY INDICATION FOR THE NR 4 SYS WAS DEFERRED. A NEW QTY TRANSMITTER WAS ORDERED FOR THIS.

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