Service difficulty report · Drain Line · Boeing 7572B7

Difficulty date
July 12, 2008
Submitted
February 1, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N942UW
Make and model
Boeing 7572B7
Aircraft serial
27807
Part
Drain Line
Part number
LJ38085
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

PLEASE REVISE RECORD FROM USAABB08116 TO USAABB08117. PHL FLT 723 EN-ROUTE DUB TO PHL. DURING DESCENT INTO PHL, THE LEFT HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY DECREASED TO ZERO AND THE SYSTEM PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ALSO, EICAS MESSAGE "G L HYD SYS PRESS" DISPLAYED. THE FLIGHT LANDED SAFELY AND WAS ABLE TO TAXI OFF THE RUNWAY, BUT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED A HYDRAULIC DRAIN TUBE. SYSTEM OPERATIONALLY AND LEAK CHECKS OK.

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