Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
June 14, 2007
Submitted
June 18, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N806FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
458
Aircraft time
43,381 hours, 12,001 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Hyd Pressure
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
R

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

What was found

LOST GREEN SYSTEM FLUID IN DESCENT. FOLLOWED ECAM PR OC AND QRH, GRAVITY EXTENDED THE GEAR PER QRH. AFTER PRESSURIZING GREEN HYD SYS DISCOVERED FLUID LEAKING FROM THE TOP OF THE GREEN SYS MANIFOLD AT THE PRESS XMITTER BASE. THE REST OF THE STORY: AFTER TALKING WITH THE CREW THEY REPORTED A FEW MINUTES AFTER MANUALLY LOWERING THE GEAR THE GREEN SYS HYD INDICATION CAME BACK AND IS READING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HAT ON THE INDICATION. THE INDICATOR ON THE RESERVOIR WAS GOOD AS WELL ON WALK AROUND. FOUND DAMAGED HYD PRESSURE TRANSMITTER LT WHEEL WELL. REMOVED AND REPLACED HYD PRESSURE TRANSMITTER ASSY PER MM 29-32-13-4. LEAK AND OPS CK GOOD. RESET GRAVITY EXTEND SYS AND STOWED CRANK HANDLE. RETURN TO SERVICE

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