Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 9, 2015
Submitted
September 12, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N649AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
803
Aircraft time
63,394 hours, 23,605 cycles
Part
Check Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hydraulic Sys
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

EMERGENCY LANDING, AS FLIGHT 507 WAS EN-ROUTE,, THE CREW NOTED LOW PRESS ON THE GREEN HYD SYS. AN PHONE PATCH WAS ESTABLISHED WITH DISPATCH & TECH OPS. IT WAS DEEMED PRUDENT TO CONTINUE ON, DUE TO LONG RNWYS, RESCUE EQUIPMENT & MX FACILITIES. THE FLIGHT CREW PLANNED TO DECLARE AN EMER AS A PRECAUTION & DISPATCH CONCURRED. CFR ROLLED & THE FLIGHT MADE AN OTHERWISE NORMAL APPROACH & LANDING, WAS ABLE TO TAXI TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER 7 STEERING. R & R CHECK VLV FIM 1094GM IAW AMM 29-00-00. SERVICED THE HYD SYS & ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL & LEAK CHECK.

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