Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
July 14, 2001
Submitted
July 17, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N621AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
053
Aircraft time
38,279 hours, 17,904 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Part number
D9347025400600
Condition
Loose
Location
Hyd Accumulator
Stage of operation
CL
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

PHX - AIR TURNBACK - FLT 682 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM PHX DURING CLIMB EN ROUTE TO EWR THE YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY STARTED TO DECREASE AND BECAME DEPLETED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO PHX AND MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND SIGNS OF LEAKAGE AT THE YELLOW SYSTEM ACCUMULATOR. THE AREA WAS CLEANED, THE SYSTEM SERVICED AND LEAK CHECK PERFORMED. THE ELBOW ASSY B-NUT ON TOP OF THE ACCUMULATOR WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING. THE B-NUT WAS CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE LOOSE, THE B-NUT WAS TIGHTENED AND A LEAK CHECK PERFORMED, NO FURTHER LEAKAGE WAS NOTED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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