Service difficulty report · Hose · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
July 23, 2020
Submitted
August 6, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1397
Aircraft time
62,332 hours, 27,929 cycles
Part
Hose
Part number
201042057
Condition
Leaking
Location
Green Hyd Sys
Stage of operation
TX
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: AFTER LANDING DURING TAXI, THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WITH A SUBSEQUENT LOSS OF NOSE WHEEL STEERING. AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT AT A DEICING PAD. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO BE TOWED TO THE GATE SO THE PASSENGERS WERE DEDPLANED USING AIRSTAIRS AND TRANSPORTED TO THE TERMINAL VIA A BUS. FOUND 4 HYDRAULIC DRESSING FLEXIBLE HOSES ON THE LEFT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR FOR ALTERNATE BRAKES LEAKING. REPLACED FLEXIBLE HOSE #29 (AALA202007279032), #32 (AALA202008059025), #65 (AALA202008059026) AND #66 (AALA202008059027) PER AMM 32-11-12-00-001A AND AMM 32-11-12-400-001-A. ALSO FOUND POWER TRANSFER UNIT HYDRAULIC HOSE LINE 1569GM B-NUT LOOSE AND LEAKING AT THE ELBOW; TIGHTENED B-NUT PER AMM 20-21-12. (AALA202008059028) A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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