Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
December 20, 2019
Submitted
December 23, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N124US
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1314
Aircraft time
56,767 hours, 27,465 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
NR
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: PILOT REPORTS HYD "G'" RSVR LO LEVEL "G" ECAM. PUMP TURNED OFF WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF ECAM, PUMP RAN APPROX 10 MIN LATER FOR GEAR EXT UNTIL LO LVL MSG REAPPEARED. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 HYD PUMP DELIVERY LINE CHECK VALVE O-RING , NO LEAKS NOTED ON GROUND IDLE RUN, ALL WORK IAW AMM 29-11-36-400-001 AND AMM 29-00-00-280-006. ENG PUMP RAN LESS THAN 10 MINUTES WITH PUMP SWITCH OFF AND FIRE VALVE OPEN, NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES NOTED.

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