SDR Q2SA761006

Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Boeing 7472F6B

Difficulty date
October 17, 2011
Submitted
October 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N761SA
Make and model
Boeing 7472F6B
Aircraft serial
21832
Aircraft time
103,316 hours, 21,660 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
65B94502133
Part serial
NSN
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

IN FLIGHT FROM OMSJ TO WMKK, DURING CRUISE, NR 4 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM SUFFERED LOSS OF HYDRAULIC FLUID AND SYSTEM PRESSURE, OPERATING FLIGHT CREW ACCOMPLISHED BOEING 747-200 QUICK REFERENCE HANDBOOK PROCEDURES, AND PROCEEDED TO LAND SAFELY IN WMKK. MAINTENANCE CREW ON GROUND FOUND AND REPLACED A LEAKING CRACKED HYDRAULIC LINE LOCATED IN THE NR 4 ENGINE PYLON AND SERVICED THE NR 4 HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BOEING 747-200 AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE MANUAL PROCEDURES, NO FURTHER LEAK NOTED AT PRESSURE CHECK. AIRCRAFT RESTORED TO NORMAL.

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