Service difficulty report · Elbow · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
April 9, 2006
Submitted
May 3, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N80057
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
465
Part
Elbow
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hhydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

JFK - INFLIGHT AFTER TWO HOURS GREEN HYDRAULIC QUANTITY WENT TO ZERO. MANUALLY LOWERED LANDING GEAR. AFTER GEAR EXTENSION GREEN HYDRAULIC QUANTITY WENT UP BUT STILL BELOW MINIMUM. HYDRAULIC PRESSURE NORMAL. LANDED JFK WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT OUT OF SERVICE FOR EVALUATION. FOUND GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOWER ELBOW LEAKING. ACCOMPLISHED REPAIRS TO GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM E58D3 9333546 9333547 9331858 9331857. REPLENISHED GREEN SYSTEM HYDRAULIC FLUID AND RESET MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION SYSTEM TO NORMAL. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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