Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
March 27, 2008
Submitted
March 28, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N670FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
777
Aircraft time
16,679 hours, 8,885 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
647520181
Part serial
6533
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB-OUT GOT ECAM YELLOW HYD SYS LOW PRESSURE. OVERHEAD QTY GAUGE INDICATED NO QUANTITY. AFTER LANDING QTY APPEARED NORMAL. COMPLIED WITH ECAM AND REFERRED TO QRH PROCEDURE HYD LOW PRESSURE. OPERATED YELLOW SYS WITH PTU, PRESSURE WAS 3000 AND QUANTITY WAS IN THE TOP HAT. OPERATED YELLOW ENGINE PUMP WHILE MOVING FLAPS AND ALL OTHER FLT CONTROLS, YELLOW PRESSURE WHILE MOVING CONTROLS DROPPED TO 2300 AT THE LOWEST. CONTINUED TROUBLESHOOTING IN PROGRESS. REMOVED AND REPLACED YELLOW SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QUANTITY TRANSMITTER. RAN ALL THREE HYD SYSTEMS AND LEAK CHECKED REMAINING FILTER, NO LEAKS NOTED.

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