Service difficulty report · Packing · Boeing 757231

Difficulty date
April 4, 2005
Submitted
April 13, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N715TW
Make and model
Boeing 757231
Aircraft serial
30319
Part
Packing
Part number
NAS161212
Condition
Split
Location
Flap Module
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

CRUISE FLT FL390, EICAS MESSAGE FOR LEFT SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FLUID LOW. FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURE BUT FLUID LEVEL CONTINUED TO DECREASE. ALTERNATE EXTEND ON GEAR AND FLAPS. EMERGENCY DECLARED ON APPROACH INTO ATL. NORMAL LANDING FOLLOWED BY FULL STOP ON TAXIWAY. AIRCRAFT THEN TOWED TO GATE AREA. FOUND CUT O-RING ON THE DEPRESSURIZATION FLAP SLAT MODULE. REPLACED IAW M/M. FLUID LEVELS SERVICED TO NORMAL. NO FURTHER LEAKS NOTED.