Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Boeing 74787UF

Difficulty date
May 12, 2024
Submitted
May 13, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N858GT
Make and model
Boeing 74787UF
Aircraft serial
37569
Aircraft time
53,795 hours, 8,421 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Condition
Ruptured
Stage of operation
CR
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

HYD PRESS SYS 4 EICAS. #4 HYD QTY 40%(<P>INSPECTION FOUND #4 HYDRAULIC RETURN FLEX LINE IN THE R/H HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, CLOSE TO THE R/H INBOARD ELEVATOR PCU HAD RUPTURED. REMOVED THE DAMAGED LINE. INSTALLED TEMPORARY FLEX LINE, WITH RE-INSPECTION DUE EVERY 25 FC, AND PERMANENT REPAIR DUE AT NEXT "A" CHECK IN ACCORDANCE WITH GMM 3.24.1.</P>)

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