Service difficulty report · Rudder · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 2, 2011
Submitted
August 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N522UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24931
Aircraft time
67,423 hours, 25,319 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Rudder
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Tail
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

WHILE OPERATING RUDDER OBSERVED HYD FLUID DRIPS FROM BASE OF RUDDER. OPENED VERTICAL STAB ACCESS PANEL AND CHECKED ALL THREE RUDDER ACTUATORS. FOUND SOME EVIDENCE OF SEEPAGE BUT NO ACTIVE LEAKS. CLEANED ACTUATOR COMPARTMENT AND AREA BELOW RUDDER OF SKYDROL. CLOSED AND SECURED STAB ACCESS PANEL AND NOTICED A RE-ACCUMULATION OF FLUID BENEATH RUDDER. REMOVED ACCESS PANEL FOR YAW DAMP ACTUATORS. CYCLED YAW DAMP SYSTEM - FOUND NO ACTIVE LEAKS. NEEDS MORE TROUBLESHOOTING.