Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Boeing 777222

Difficulty date
April 6, 2010
Submitted
April 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N787UA
Make and model
Boeing 777222
Aircraft serial
26939
Aircraft time
56,816 hours, 8,541 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4090
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Leaking
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

HYD FLUID LOSS FROM LT SYS. QTY WENT DOWN TO APPROX .65 WITHIN FIRST 4 HRS OF FLIGHT. CREW SELECTED LT ENG AND ELECT HYD PUMPS TO OFF AS A PRECAUTION TO CONSERVE FLUID FOR DESCENT, HYD FLUID LOSS STOPPED WITH PUMPS TURNED OFF. NEVER HAD LOW PRESS OR OVHT INDICATIONS WHEN PUMPS WERE RUNNING. ON ARRIVAL, QTY IND SHOWN LT 0.8 0 THEN SERVICE TO 1.10. OPERATE ALL LT SYS WITH HYD PRESS. AILERON, ELEVATORS, RUDDER SPOILERS AND ENG RVS CKD WITH LT ENG EDP IAW JRH HYD QTY REMAIN SAME. NO HYD LEAK CONFIRM ON GROUND, L ENG STRUT INSIDE AND FUSELAGE IS DRY. REQUESTING VERIFICATION FLIGHT. SUCCESSFUL VERIFICATION FLIGHT.