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Incident

FAA incident report · Airbus A300B4203 · Miami, FL · September 11, 1997

Date: September 11, 1997 · 11:56 local
Place: Miami, FL
Airport: Miami International
Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
Operator: P8NA
Aircraft: N864PA
Reported as: Airbus A300B4203
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Narrative: discrepancy; experienced (green) hyd sys fluid loss at 1440Z in cruise at FL 350. Pumps were feathered immediately. All check lists were completed. Manual gear extension procedure was completed successfully. After landing soft towed to the gate. Corrective action; removed & replaced broken l/gear door uplock actuator. Performed inspection of green engine driven pump case drain filter, no contaminate replace with new. Perform a complete ops. Failure of l/gear door uplock resulted in green system hydraulic fluid loss.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: DISCREPANCY; EXPERIENCED (GREEN) HYD SYS FLUID LOSS AT 1440Z IN CRUISE AT FL 350. PUMPS WERE FEATHERED IMMEDIATELY. ALL CHECK LISTS WERE COMPLETED. MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION PROCEDURE WAS COMPLETED SUCCESSFULLY. AFTER LANDING SOFT TOWED TO THE GATE. CORRECTIVE ACTION; REMOVED & REPLACED BROKEN L/GEAR DOOR UPLOCK ACTUATOR. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF GREEN ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP CASE DRAIN FILTER, NO CONTAMINATE REPLACE WITH NEW. PERFORM A COMPLETE OPS. FAILURE OF L/GEAR DOOR UPLOCK RESULTED IN GREEN SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FLUID LOSS.