What was found
DURING WALK AROUND, MECH NOTICED SIGN OF HYD LEAK FROM APU ACCESS DOOR. ON REMOVAL OF RUDDER ACCESS PANEL, FOUND LOWER PCA LEAKING AT THE ACTUATOR STATIC SEAL. THE LEAK IS APPROX 5 DROP PER MIN AND FOUND WITHIN LIMITS IAW AMM.
- Difficulty date
- August 8, 2012
- Submitted
- August 14, 2012
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N657UA
- Make and model
- Boeing 767322
- Aircraft serial
- 27112
- Aircraft time
- 84,522 hours, 13,450 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa PW4060
- System (JASC)
- 2722 · Rudder Actuator
- Part
- Actuator
- Part number
- S252T7016
- Part serial
- 1554
- 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.