Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
November 11, 2012
Submitted
November 15, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N653UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25391
Aircraft time
86,366 hours, 13,830 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
AS4624G0233SS
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nlg
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

N/G LIGHT ILLUM, RTFL NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. FOUND THE NOSE GEAR PINNED IN THE DOWN AND LOCKED POSITION. REMOVED THE PIN. ALL LIGHTS FUNCTION PROPERLY. HYD FLUID LEAKING FROM ABOVE LEFT MLG. INSTALLED TEMP FLEX HOSE ABOVE GEAR (P-N BACH6S0310EEN) FOR RUPTURED TILT ACT UP LINE THIS LINE IS STEEL BRAIDED WITH CLEAR TEFLON COATING. LEAK CHECK LINE AFTER INSTALLATION, NO LEAKS. REMOVED TEMP LINE AND INSTALLED PERMANENT LINE P/N AS4624G0233SS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.