Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 4, 2016
Submitted
August 9, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N650AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
856
Aircraft time
64,696 hours, 23,979 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd Sysetem
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLIGHT CREW REPORTED LOSS OF YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FLUID AFTER RECIEVING ECAM MESSAGES FOR HYDRAULIC YELLOW RESERVOIR LOW LEVEL, HYDRAULIC ENGINE 2 PUMP LOW PRESSURE AND HYDRAULIC YELLOW SYSTEM LOW PRESSURE APROXIMATELY 250 MILES FROM CLT. THE FLIGHT CREW CONTINUED TO CLT AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AT CLT WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE FOUND A CONNECTOR ON THE LEFT NR 2 SPOILER ACTUATOR (31CE3) HAD A BLOWN OUT O-RING. THE DEFECTIVE O-RING WAS REPLACED IAW CMM 27-64-51 AND A SATISFACTORY LEAK & OPS CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED IAW AMM 27-64-00.

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