Service difficulty report · Static Line · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
October 4, 2009
Submitted
October 5, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N654UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25392
Aircraft time
72,737 hours, 11,960 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Static Line
Condition
Damaged
Location
Pitot/Static Sys
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHILE TROUBLESHOOTING STATIC LEAK REF SMC 3 FOUND HYDRAULIC FLUID CONTAMINATION IN AUX STATIC SYS 1 AND AUX STATIC SYS 2 LINES AT ELEVATOR FEEL UNIT. REMOVED AND REPLACED ELEVATOR FEEL UNIT. FLUSHED STATIC LINES FROM FEEL UNIT TO VISCO JET DRAINS. CREATED WU TO COVER PROCEDURE. ACCMP'D AUX PITOT STATIC TEST, BOTH PITOT AND NR 1 STATIC SYSTEM CHECKED OKAY. NR 2 AUX STATIC SYSTEM FAILED LEAK CHECK. FOUND STATIC LINE WITH HOLE WORN IN 1 PLACE AND PARTIALLY WORN IN 3 OTHER PLACES BY CDU UNITS MOUNTED ABOVE STOW BINS AT STATION 500 AT ROW 2A, REPLACED APPROX 4 FT OF LINE USING RYNGLOK SYSTEM. ACP BLEED PROCEDURE, OP CHECKS GOOD.