What was found
AIR TURNBACK, CLIMBING OUT OF DEPARTURE CONTROL REPORTED THAT TOWER SAID WE HAD FLUID VENTING OFF LEFT SIDE OF AIRCRAFT. FOUND AUTO SLAT CONTROL MODULE B-NUT FITTING LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID. R&R O-RING PER SIP.
- Difficulty date
- May 14, 2017
- Submitted
- May 17, 2017
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N794SW
- Make and model
- Boeing 7377H4
- Aircraft serial
- 30605
- Aircraft time
- 57,539 hours, 33,527 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2910 · Hydraulic System, Main
- Part
- O-Ring
- Part number
- NAS16128
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Hydraulic Sys
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- A
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