Service difficulty report · Line · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 16, 2004
Submitted
April 27, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N453UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1001
Aircraft time
17,465 hours, 6,286 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Line
Condition
Loose
Location
Ram Air Turbine
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

RAM AIR TURBINE DEPLOYED BUT DID NOT PROVIDE BLUE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE TEST. NO EMERGENCY GENERATOR POWER AVAILABLE VIA RAT. FOUND LOOSE B-NUT AT RAT MODULE, TIGHTEN LINE. REMOVED AND REPLACED RAT GROUND CHECK MODULE. OPERATIONS CHECK NORMAL

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