Service difficulty report · Accumulator · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
July 14, 2022
Submitted
July 15, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N764US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1369
Aircraft time
55,694 hours, 34,896 cycles
Part
Accumulator
Part number
SB209L1A11484
Part serial
39596
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J, K, F
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: YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM RESERVOIR LOW LEVEL ECAM AND SUBSEQUENT SPOILER FAULT IN FLIGHT NO FLUID INDICATION ON HYDRAULIC PAGE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO DFW WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ACCUMULATOR LEAKING AT THE TOP. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE SPOILER FAULT WAS DUE TO THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILING AS A RESULT OF THE LEAKING ACCUMULATOR. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE ACCUMULATOR AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL TEST PER AMM 29-13-42 AND AMM 29-00-00.

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