Service difficulty report · Hyd Line · Boeing 757225

Difficulty date
August 21, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604AU
Make and model
Boeing 757225
Aircraft serial
22199
Part
Hyd Line
Part number
AS11608K0195
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Mlg Ww
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
B, J, K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PIT - FL 88 - AFTER TAKEOFF, LANDING GEAR WOULD NOT RETRACT. LEFT SIDE HYDRAULIC QUANTITY AND PRESSURE WENT TO ZERO. SYSTEM PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CREW RECEIVED EICAS MESSAGE 'L HYD SYS PRESS'. TOWER ADVISED THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT. FLIGHT RETURNED TO PIT AND LANDED WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOWNLOCK LINE. (M)