What was found
AFT ACFT TAKEOFF, FLT CREW REPORT NR 1 HYD SYS QTY EMPTY. ACFT AIR TURN BACK RETURN TO AIRPORT. GND CHECK FOUND THE HYD FLUID LEAKING FROM THE TAIL AREA. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND BODY OF NR 1 FLT CONTROL SOV CRACKED.
- Difficulty date
- June 30, 2014
- Submitted
- July 2, 2014
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N18202
- Make and model
- Boeing 747409
- Aircraft serial
- 28710
- Aircraft time
- 75,713 hours, 14,069 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2720 · Rudder Control System
- Part
- Shutoff Valve
- Part number
- AV16E1305
- Part serial
- P91969C
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Rudder
- Part time
- 75,719 hours, 14,073 cycles
- 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.