What was found
DURING SYDNEY GROUND TIME, OBSERVED HYDRAULIC FLUID COMING FROM UPPER RUDDER POWER CONTROL UNIT. FOUND TWO INCH CRACK IN FILTER HOUSING. REPLACED POWER CONTROL UNIT IAW MM 27-21-17.
- Difficulty date
- October 10, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N852FT
- Make and model
- Boeing 747122
- Aircraft serial
- 19757
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Pcu
- Part number
- 382200012
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.