Service difficulty report · Ratio Changer · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
December 5, 2011
Submitted
December 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N662UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
27159
Aircraft time
80,418 hours, 12,911 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Ratio Changer
Part number
S251T3607
Part serial
544
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rudder
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DROPPED TO 0.47 OVERNIGHT. HYDRAULIC FLUID EVIDENT BELOW REAR OF AIRCRAFT. FOUND LEAK FROM RUDDER RATIO CHANGER. REPLACED RUDDER CHANGER AS PER MM AND PERFORMED LEAK CHECK ALL OK. RUDDER RATIO CHANGER IS A BRITISH AIRWAY 7 DAY LOAN PART, P-N 3790011-107 SN 0592 BA DOC NUMBER 83697561. CONTAINER IN LOB BOX. PART REQUIRED MR27210.