Service difficulty report · Tee Fitting · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
September 7, 2019
Submitted
September 10, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N282AY
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1069
Aircraft time
40,066 hours, 6,030 cycles
Part
Tee Fitting
Part number
NSA85511385
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hydraulic Sys
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: FLIGHT RETURNED TO LHR ON ACCOUNT OF LOW LEVEL OF YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM INDICATION. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT LANDED OVERWEIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND A LEAKING T-FITTING DURING TROUBLESHOOTING. REMOVED AND REPLACED T-FITTING IAW AMM 29-13-03. OPS CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD.

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