Service difficulty report · Warning Light · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
June 15, 2004
Submitted
June 16, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N680FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
794
Aircraft time
8,568 hours, 4,657 cycles
Part
Warning Light
Condition
Illuminated
Location
Green Hyd Sys
Stage of operation
CR
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

T/O PLUS 1 HR, DURING DESCENT TO FL240, GOT ECAM MESSAGE FOR LOW GREEN HYDRAULIC QUANTITY. GAGE AND ECAM SCHEMATIC SHOWED QUANTITY AT THE RED DOT LEVEL. TURNED OFF GREEN PUMPS, MANUALLY EXTENDED THE GEAR, UTILIZED THE ALTERNATE BRAKE SYSTEM AND LANDED AT MSY. AFTER GEAR WAS MANUALLY LOWERED, QUANTITY SHOWED JUST BELOW TOP HAT. PERFORMED A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE A/C TO DETERMINE IF ANY EVIDENCE OF HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKAGE IS PRESENT, NONE FOUND. SERVICED GREEN SYSTEM RESERVOIR PER MM 12-12-29-0. RESTORED LANDING GEAR SYSTEM TO NORMAL CONDITION AFTER LANDING GEAR FREEFALL PER MM 32-33-00-2. RAN ENGINES 1 & 2 PER JRH AND OPERATED ALL FLIGHT CONTROLS THROUGH THE FULL RANGE OF MOTION.

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