What was found
IN PROCESS OF RAT CHECK, DROPPED THE RAT, ABOUT ONE QUART OF HYDRULIC FLUID SPILLED OUT ON THE GROUND. FAULTY RAM AIR TURBINE. REPLACED RAM AIR TURBINE.
- Difficulty date
- May 24, 2006
- Submitted
- May 30, 2006
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N489UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1702
- Aircraft time
- 14,085 hours, 6,090 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 2920 · Hydraulic System, Auxiliary
- Part
- Ram Air Turb
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Hydraulic Sys
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- C
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.