Service difficulty report · Container · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
March 11, 2024
Submitted
March 20, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N709UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
997
Aircraft time
65,465 hours, 38,368 cycles
Part
Container
Condition
Overflow
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DURING DESCENT AT APPROXIMATELY 4000 FEET IN IDLE TRUST WITH HP BLEED VALVES OPEN, A SWEATY SOCKS SMELL CAME OUT OF THE AIR VENTS OVERHEAD AND ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OF THE FLIGHT DECK. TWO FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AT THE REAR OF THE AIRCRAFT ALSO SMELLED IT. SMELL DISSIPATED AND WAS GONE BY THE TIME WE PARKED. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE HYDRAULIC DRAIN OVERFLOW CONTAINER IN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL WAS FULL AND OVERFLOWING. MAINTENANCE ALSO NOTED THAT THERE WAS EVIDENCE OF HYDRAULIC FLUID EXTENDING FROM THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL WELL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE FUSELAGE TOWARDS THE APU INLET. MAINTENANCE EMPTIED THE HYDRAULIC DRAIN OVERFLOW CONTAINER AND CLEANED THE AREA. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL / LEAK CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER TASK CARD 26L00021001 WITH NO FAULTS NOTED ** (CLOSED)

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