Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 3, 2022
Submitted
December 6, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N562UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5332
Aircraft time
31,864 hours, 12,871 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
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: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO LAS DUE TO YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ENGINE 2 PUMP LOW PRESSURE ECAM MESSAGE. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT LAS WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE RUNWAY UNDER ITS OWN POWER. AFTER EXITING THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE, MAINTENANCE REPLACED YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM HIGH PRESSURE MANIFOLD UNION O-RING PER AMM 29-13-14 AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK.

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