Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Airbus A321253NX

Difficulty date
May 30, 2022
Submitted
June 1, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N416AN
Make and model
Airbus A321253NX
Aircraft serial
9466
Aircraft time
6,309 hours, 1,712 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
D290203800000
Condition
Blown
Location
Zone 400 - Nac/P
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J, K
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AT FL240 ON DEPARTURE RECEIVED ECAM MESSAGE HYDRAULIC GREEN RESERVOIR LOW LEVEL FOLLOWED BY SEVERAL ASSOCIATED HYDRAULIC MESSAGES. COMPLETED ECAM PROCEDURES AND LOWERED THE GEAR MANUALLY. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DFW WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY AND TAXIED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEFT ENGINE HYDRAULIC PRESSURE LINE IN THE LEFT PYLON BLOWN AND LEAKING. REPLACED PRESSURE LINE AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 29-11-49.

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