Service difficulty report · Nipple · Emb ERJ170100SE

Difficulty date
June 6, 2010
Submitted
June 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N654RW
Make and model
Emb ERJ170100SE
Aircraft serial
17000104
Aircraft time
13,662 hours, 8,454 cycles
Part
Nipple
Condition
Defective
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON DESCENT, EICAS MESSAGE HYD 2 LO QTY. CHECKED HYDRAULIC PAGE ON MFD AND NOTICED QUANTITY WAS RAPIDLY DECREASING FROM APPROX 12 PERCENT DOWN TO 0 PERCENT. ONCE THE QUANTITY REACHED 0 PERCENT THE PRESSURE STARTED TO DECREASE FROM 3000 PSI DOWN TO 0 PSI, THEN HYD 2 LO PRESS EICAS MESSAGE APPEARED. FOLLOWED QRH, DECLARED EMERGENCY, LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED A SUPPORT ASSY AND NIPPLE ON SUPPLY LINE NR 2 IAW GE IPC 71-00-05. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.

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