Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
July 9, 2020
Submitted
July 10, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N840AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
2690
Aircraft time
44,001 hours, 21,344 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
V
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: ON APPROACH, RECIEVED ECAM GREEN HYDRAULIC LOW LEVEL INDICATION. AN EMEERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FOUND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR UPLOCK VALVE HYDRAULIC B-NUT ON LINE FOR DOOR DOWN SYSTEM TO BE LOOSE AND LEAKING. TIGHTENED B NUT AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK.

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