Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
December 13, 2009
Submitted
December 21, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N545UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25323
Aircraft time
68,639 hours, 19,906 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Line
Part number
AS115060172
Condition
Damaged
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CTR HYD LOW PRESSURE/QUANTITY, RTFL. RPL 2EA FLEX LINES. FOUND HOLE IN ONE AND THE OTHER FRAYED. THE UPPER LINE WAS THE COMPONENT THAT FAILED INDEPENDENTLY AND WAS A LINE FAILURE. HYD QTY DOWN TO 59 PERCENT, RESERVICED TO FULL. OPS CHK GOOD, NO LEAKS.