Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
January 6, 2000
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N636AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
098
Part
O-Ring
Part number
NAS1611115
Condition
Leaking
Location
Aux Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
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

DIVERSION/EMERGENCY DECLARED BY AIRPORT AUTHORITY HYD WARNING. YELLOW RESERVOIR LOW LEVEL WARNING, FOLLOWED BY LOW AIR PRESSURE, ULTIMATELY LOST ALL SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PRESSURE. REPLACED O-RINGS ON PTU PRIORITY VALVE, LEAK CKS GOOD. ALSO, REPLACED HP RETURN AND CASE DRAIN FILTERS, NO DEFECT NOTED, NO DEBRIS IN OLD FILTERS.

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