What was found
HYDRAULIC LEAK FROM TAIL AREA. FOUND LOWER RUDDER ACTUATOR UNIT ON UPPER RUDDER LEAKING FROM STRUT ROD. REPLACED RUDDER LWR ACTUATOR PER MM.OPS CHECKED GOOD. NO LEAKS NOTED.
- Difficulty date
- December 25, 2011
- Submitted
- January 9, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N117UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 747422
- Aircraft serial
- 28810
- Aircraft time
- 52,927 hours, 6,414 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4056
- System (JASC)
- 2722 · Rudder Actuator
- Part
- Actuator
- Part number
- 3860061102
- Part serial
- 99
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Rudder
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.