Service difficulty report · Fluid · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 26, 2007
Submitted
October 30, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N406UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
454
Aircraft time
46,502 hours, 17,146 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Fluid
Condition
Discharged
Location
Hydraulic System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE TAXIING LOST NOSE WHEEL STEERING, FOLLOWED BY HYD GREEN RSVR LOW LVL STATUS MESSAGE. ALL GREEN SYSTEM FLUID DUMPED ONTO RAMP FROM AIRCRAFT WHEEL WELL AREA. FOUND DAMAGED GREEN SYS HYD LINE IN AFT PIT UNDER FLOOR, RING LOCK PULLED APART. REPAIRED GREEN SYS HYD LINE (RING LOCK REPAIR PLUS A NEW LINE) SERVICED GREEN HYD SYS- NO LEAKS NOTED, ALL SYSTEMS REPORTING NORMALLY.

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