SDR 06FDEA2194

Service difficulty report · Jam-Nut · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
May 30, 2006
Submitted
June 5, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N429FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
364
Aircraft time
46,233 hours, 19,975 cycles
Part
Jam-Nut
Condition
Loose
Location
Mlg Ww
Stage of operation
CR
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

FL 350 OBSERVED GREEN HYD SYS QUANTITY DECREASING. SHORTLY THEREAFTER ECAM TRIGGERED AND QUANTITY DROPPED TO -RED DOT-. FOLLOWED ECAM & QRH. MANUALLY EXTENDED GEAR ON FINAL AND GREEN HYD SYS QUANTITY RETURNED TO TOP HAT. UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND TOW-IN TO GATE. SERVICED GREEN SYSTEM AND FOUND LEAK IN MAIN GEAR WHEEL WELL AT THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE. FOUND ONE OF THE LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVES HYDRAULIC UNION'S JAM NUT BACKED OFF AND THE UNION LOOSE. REPACKED UNION AND REINSTALLED. PRESSURIZED GREEN SYSTEM, NO LEAKS NOTED.

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