Service difficulty report · Pipe · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
July 15, 2023
Submitted
July 18, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N766US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1378
Aircraft time
58,649 hours, 37,116 cycles
Part
Pipe
Part number
D2901005201300
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Zone 400 - Nac/P
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
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: FLIGHT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO IAD, AFTER TAKEOFF, GEAR RETRACTION HYDRAULIC GREEN RESERVOIR LOW LEVEL, FLIGHT LANDED AT IAD WITHOUT INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO GATE ON OWN POWER. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE GREEN SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PIPE BETWEEN THE PYLON AND THE ENGINE WAS CHAFFED AND HAD RUPTURED DUE TO THE RETENTION SUPPORT BRACKET BREAKING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC PIPE (AALA202307180658) AND REPAIRED THE RETENTION SUPPORT BRACKET PER EA 346419. (AALA202307188740). A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONA CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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