SDR 2004F00162

Service difficulty report · Fitting · Airbus A320233

Difficulty date
February 13, 2004
Submitted
July 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N453TA
Make and model
Airbus A320233
Aircraft serial
747
Part
Fitting
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
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

CREW REPORTED HYD G+Y LOW PRESSURE. A/C RETURNED TO STATION FOR INSP. A/C LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINT TECHS VERIFIED HYD SYS & PERFORMED INSP ON AFT BLKHD AREA PER AMM & FOUND LEAD SOURCE ON YELLOW SYS FITTING AT REAR BULKHEAD, PART CRACKED. ELBOW FITTING REPLACED PER AMM & EO A320RP29-005/03 R1. PTU REPLACED PER AMM. HYD SYS TESTED PER AMM, DURING TESTS ECAM WARNING SYS SHOWED HYD LOW PRESS IND OF ENG PUMP NR 1. R & R LOW PRESS SWITCH ON ENG NR 1 PER AMM & PERFORMED A NEW TEST PER AMM. ALL SYSTEMS NORMAL. OVERWEIGHT LANDING REPORTED, DMU CARD VERIFIED & ALSO AIDS SYS REPORT 15. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION.

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