Service difficulty report · Actuator · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
September 28, 2011
Submitted
October 20, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N663UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27160
Aircraft time
79,323 hours, 12,860 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Actuator
Part number
S252T7016
Part serial
1656
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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What was found

ON ARRIVAL FOUND EVIDENCE OF HYDRAULIC LEAKING LEFT SIDE FUSELAGE BY APU. FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED FLUID COMING FROM LOWER RUDDER AFT TRAILING EDGE DRAIN HOLE. FOUND UPPER RUDDER PCU PISTON SEAL LEAK POINT SEAPING UNDER 5 DROPS PER MINUTE AND CYCLE.