Service difficulty report · Elbow · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
April 27, 2016
Submitted
April 28, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N757UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1342
Aircraft time
37,277 hours, 27,354 cycles
Part
Elbow
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. ON TAXI OUT WITH ONLY NR 1 ENG RUNNING, REPORT OF SMOKE IN AFT GALLEY & RETURNED TO GATE. FOUND A GREEN HYD SYS ELBOW FITTING LEAKING ONTO THE APU BLEED AIR DUCT RESULTING IN SMOKE & AN ODOR. THE CRACKED ELBOW WAS REPLACED & LEAK CHECK IAW AMM 20-23-11. NO ADDITIONAL ODORS WERE NOTED.

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