Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
July 27, 2024
Submitted
July 29, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N167US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1442
Aircraft time
75,620 hours, 29,066 cycles
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Low
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO DEN DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING THAT THE GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS DROPPING FLUID QUANTITY IN FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT DEN WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE SERVICED GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PER AMM 12-12-29. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED TWO ENGINE IDLE RUNS, 5 MINUTES EACH PER AMM 71-00-00. OPENED BOTH ENGINE COWLINGS TO INSPECT ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP AND RELATED AREAS PER AMM 71-10-00 WITH NO LEAKS NOTED. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED THE BLEEDING PROCEDURE OF GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM UPSTREAM OF THE POWER TRANSFER UNIT PER AMM 29-00-00 WITH NO AIR FOUND. MANINTENANCE RAN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR 1 HOUR AND PERFORMED INSPECTION OF HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WITH NO LEAKS OR LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS NOTED.

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