What was found
RAM AIR TURBINE LEAKING OIL FROM GEAR BOX. FOUND GROUND POWER PUMP SEAL FAILED AND FORCED FLUID INTO GEAR. REPLACED RAT. ALL OPS CHECKS WERE OK.
- Difficulty date
- April 3, 2008
- Submitted
- April 4, 2008
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N459UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1192
- Aircraft time
- 26,889 hours, 11,011 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 2920 · Hydraulic System, Auxiliary
- Part
- Gearbox
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Ram Air Turbine
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- W, K
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.