Service difficulty report · Line · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
October 17, 2011
Submitted
November 18, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N508UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24744
Aircraft time
73,531 hours, 22,717 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Engine time
20,519 hours, 24,966 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Part time
20,519 hours, 24,966 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DIRTY SOCK SMELL AFTER TAKEOFF. REPEAT WRITEUP. ACP'D NR 1 ENGINE CHARGE. FLUID LEAK FROM LEFT ENGINE PYLON DRAIN TUBE. LOCATED ON LOWER AFT CORNER OF ENGINE PYLON. FOUND LARGE HYD LINE DRIPPING INSIDE AFT SIDE OF PYLON. UNION AND B-NUT VISIBLY DRIPPING. REPLACED HYD LINE IN NR 1 PYLON, OPS CHECKED GOOD.