Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
September 15, 2009
Submitted
September 17, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N545UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25323
Aircraft time
67,725 hours, 19,650 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Transmitter
Part number
019012001
Condition
Defective
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

LOSS ALL RIGHT HYD QUANTITY. RT SYS SHOWS ZERO ON EICAS. GAUGE AT SVC PANEL ALSO ZERO FOR RT SYSTEM. FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF HYD LEAK AFTER OPERATING ALL SYSTEMS. SITE GAUGE FOUND RESERVOIR TO BE SERVICED TO BOTTOM OF SIGHT GAUGE. PER MEL SERVICED TO TOP OF SIGHT WINDOW OF RT RESERVOIR. RAN RT ENG AND CYCLED ALL FLT CONTROLS AND CONFIRMED NO LEAKS AND FLUID LEVEL STILL SERVICED TOP OF WINDOW. REPLACED RT HYDRAULIC QUANTITY TRANSMITTER. REFILLED SYSTEM, OPS CHECK OKAY.