Service difficulty report · Cylinder · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
September 4, 2016
Submitted
September 8, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N701UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
890
Aircraft time
47,945 hours, 27,374 cycles
Part
Cylinder
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nlg
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT CREW REPORTED A GREEN HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR LOW LEVEL FAULT MESSAGE, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AND WAS TOWED TO THE GATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE NOSE WHEEL STEERING CYLINDER LEAKING AND REPLACED IT IAW AMM 32-51-42-400-001C. A SATISFACTORY LEAK AND OPS CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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