Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
February 13, 2016
Submitted
February 15, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N763US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1360
Aircraft time
40,688 hours, 26,906 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
AE2463967H0323
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
A, G

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

What was found

DIVERTED, ACFT WAS GNDED. YELLOW HYD SYS FAILURE AT CRUISE WITH HEAVY SMOKE IN CABIN. YELLOW SYS LO PRESS FOLLOWED BY LOW FLUID LEVEL. CREW DEPLOYED OXYGEN MASKS, DECLARED AN EMER & DIVERTED WHERE THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT & TAXIED TO THE GATE. FOUND HYD FLEX LINE 3096GM LEAKING IN THE AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT CEILING AREA, FWD OF THE CARGO DOOR WHICH WAS REPAIRED IAW AMM 20-23-11-00-300. A SATISFACTORY LEAK CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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