Service difficulty report · Unknown · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
March 29, 2012
Submitted
July 18, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N536UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25156
Aircraft time
68,507 hours, 25,224 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Unknown
Condition
Leaking
Location
Horizontal Stab
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.

What was found

FLUID LEAKING IN RIGHT HORIZONTAL STAB AREA. LEAK APPEARS TO BE COMING FROM THE RUDDER AREA AND RUNNING DOWN HORIZONTAL STAB AREA. ACCESSED THE RUDDER PCA'S AND CLEANED AREA. CYCLED THE RUDDER THRU FULL TRAVEL SEVERAL TIMES. NO LEAKS NOTED, CHECK WAS INCONCLUSIVE. VISUALLY INSPECTED RUDDER AND THE UPPER AND LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF HORIZONTAL STAB NO EVIDENCE OF LEAK.