Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
October 19, 2017
Submitted
October 23, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N929AA
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
7525
Aircraft time
2,365 hours, 925 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
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

RETURNED TO FIELD AND AN EMERGENCY LANDING WAS ACCOMPLISHED DUE TO A GREEN SYSTEM HYDRAULIC LOSS. MAINTENANCE FOUND LANDING GEAR DOOR SELECTOR VALVE CONNECTOR LEAKING. PERFORMED RESET PROCEDURE ON GRAVITY EXTENSION TO MAKE THE LANDING GEAR AND THE DOOR SAFE AFTER A FREEFALL EXTENSION IAW AMM 32-00-00-418-003A. FOUND THE B-NUT ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DOOR BY PASS VALVE LEAKING. TIGHTENED THE B-NUT IAW AMM 29-00-00. ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY LEAK AND OPERATIONS CHECK IAW AMM 29-00-00-280-006-A0. NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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