Service difficulty report · Tube · Boeing 75724APF

Difficulty date
December 2, 2007
Submitted
December 3, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N457UP
Make and model
Boeing 75724APF
Aircraft serial
25478
Part
Tube
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

APPROX 20 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE CREW INDICATED LOST LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND WERE RETURNING BACK TO PTY. DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. INSPECTED AND FOUND TUBE PRESS ASSY BROKEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED TUBE PRESS ASSY AND ELBOW MOTORIZED ENGINE. NO LEAK NOTED. A/C BACK TO SERVICE. ALL THIS REMOVED ACCORDING TO MM 29-10-09-04.

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