Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Airbus A321253NX

Difficulty date
October 23, 2023
Submitted
October 26, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N433AN
Make and model
Airbus A321253NX
Aircraft serial
10511
Aircraft time
9,273 hours, 2,448 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Zone 400 - Nac/P
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 INBOUND TO DFW DUE TO A YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM RESERVOIR LOW LEVEL ECAM MESSAGE. FLIGHT CREW ACCOMPLISHED ECAM ACTIONS AND YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANITY INDICATED ZERO. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT DFW WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING FROM THE RIGHT PYLON DRAIN DUE TO A RUPTURED HYDRAULIC LINE IN THE PYLON AND REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC LINE PER EO 2922E003-004.

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