Service difficulty report · Packing · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
June 25, 2011
Submitted
July 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N535UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25130
Aircraft time
66,665 hours, 24,563 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Packing
Condition
Leaking
Location
Flap Drive
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

LT WHEEL WELL, SEVERAL AREAS FWD AND OVER DOOR HINGE HAVE HYDRAULIC FLUID PUDDLING FROM LEAKS. FOUND TRAILING EDGE FLAP POWER DRIVE UNIT CONTROL VALVE MODULE LEAKING. SUSPECT IT NEEDS PACKING. RPL PACKINGS ON UNIONS OF 3 PRESS TUBES ON FLAP POWER DRIVE UNIT CONTROL VALVE, NEEDS LEAK CK. CYCLD FLAPS THRU FULL TRAVEL WITH NO LEAKS NOTED.