Service difficulty report · Drain Line · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
April 27, 2008
Submitted
May 16, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N70072
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
515
Aircraft time
51,588 hours
Part
Drain Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SJU INFLIGHT T1845/27APR - DURING CRUISE, GREEN HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DROPPED TO ZERO. LANDING GEAR LOWERED MANUALLY. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED SJU WITHOUT INCIDENT. FOUND NUMBER TWO ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP CASE DRAIN LINE LEAKING AT B NUT. TIGHTENED CASE DRAIN LINE AND REPLACED ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP AND CASE DRAIN FILTER. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION.

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