Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 747422

Difficulty date
December 9, 2011
Submitted
December 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N197UA
Make and model
Boeing 747422
Aircraft serial
26901
Aircraft time
58,503 hours, 6,953 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4056
Part
Unknown
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

NR 1 ENGINE SAIL TAIL LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID. DUE TO CONTINUED ISSUES WITH NR 1 PYLON AREA SHOWING HYD LEAKS WITH NO POSITIVE FINDINGS ACCP THE FOLLOWING. OBSERVE PYLON AREA HYD FOR LEAKAGE. AT COMPLETION OF CHECKS, SECURE SAIL TAIL DOORS CLOSED DURING ENG IDLE RUN AND RUN NR 1 ENG AND CYCLE FLT CTLS USING NR 1 EDP. AFTER 5 MIN IDLE AND CYCLING WITH ENG SHUTDOWN CHECK SAILTAIL AREA FOR LEAKS. REPAIR ANY FAILURES AS REQUIRED. CONFIRM NO FLUID MOVEMENT TO OTHER SYS. COMPLETED NR 1 HYD SYS ADP CHECK PER ABOVE. FLUID LEVELS AT 99 1.04 1.08 1.06 NO FLUID XFER NOTED. NO LEAKS OR FLUID NOTED IN OPEN NR 1 SAIL AREA. RAN ENG AND RAN FLAPS 8 TIMES. NO LEAKS NOTED. LVLS 1.06 1.17 1.13 1.11. ALSO OPERATED NR 1 ENG REVERSER FOUR TIMES AND FLAPS AN ADDITIONAL 10 TIMES. NO FLUID XFER NOTED OR LEAKS IN NR 1 SAIL AREA. COMPLETED LM2410. NO PROBLEMS FOUND. OK TO SIGN PER OPBLM.