Service difficulty report · Reducer · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
October 10, 2019
Submitted
October 14, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1064
Aircraft time
64,974 hours, 29,001 cycles
Part
Reducer
Part number
MS21916J128
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS DURING DESCENT ON AUTO-PILOT AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY PITCHED DOWN - AUTO PILOT DISENGAGED AND ECAM INDICATED B+Y SYSTEM FAILURE - MOMENTARILY - RECOVERED AIRCRAFT - BLUE SYSTEM INDICATIONS RESOLVED ON THERE OWN- HAND FLEW APPROACH. ON WALK AROUND AFTER LANDING FOUND LARGE LEAK ON #1 BRAKE ON LEFT MLG. HYD FLUID UNDER FUSELAGE. MAINTENANCE FOUND LEAK FROM PTU HP MANIFOLD UPPER REDUCER. REPLACED REDUCER AND O-RING IAW AMM 29-13-15. NO PUMP CAUTION, PERFOMED TSM 29-10-00-810-803-A FOR LOSS OF PRESSURE . ALL CHECKS GOOD, NO LEAKS NOTED.

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