Service difficulty report · Line · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
December 16, 2006
Submitted
December 19, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N668FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
772
Aircraft time
16,377 hours, 8,788 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, WHEN GEAR UP WAS SELECTED THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTING WAS EXCESSIVELY NOISY. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, ALL GREEN HYD QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO, WITH ECAM. ECAM AND OVERHEAD DISPLAYED ZERO QUANTITY. GREEN PRESSURE 3200 PSI FOR 3 MINUTES. QRH DIRECTED PUMPS OFF AND LANDING GEAR GRAVITY EXTENSION. NORMAL LANDING CHECKED QUANTITY ON RESV, MANUAL GAUGE AGREES WITH ECAM AND OVERHEAD IN COCKPIT. GAUGE SHOWS LITTLE OVER 3 GALS IN RESV SERVICED. FOUND LT INBD GREEN SYSTEM AILERON ACTUATOR PRESSURE FLEX LINE RUPTURED. REPLACED FLEX LINE. PERFORMED GEAR SWING. NO DEFECTS NOTED WITH NO ABNORMAL SOUNDS ON NLG.

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