Service difficulty report · Packing · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 23, 2001
Submitted
July 27, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N652AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
0953
Aircraft time
9,971 hours, 3,783 cycles
Part
Packing
Part number
NAS16128
Condition
Damaged
Location
Park Brake Valve
Component
Park Brake Valv · Messier
Component part number
A253155
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

BDL- EMERGENCY LANDING - FLT 402 - EN ROUTE FROM PHX RO BDL THE CREW FOUND YELLOW HYDRAULIC QUANTITY DECREASING AND TURNED THE YELLOW SYSTEM HYD PUMP OFF PRIOR TO GETTING A RESERVOIR LOW LEVEL WARNING. ON APPROACH THE YELLOW HYD SYSTEM WAS LOST AND THE CREW CALLED AN EMERGENCY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. TECHNICIANS WERE SENT FROM CMH TO BDL TO TROUBLESHOOT. FOUND THE MIDDLE AND LOWER PACKINGS ON THE PARKING BRAKE VALVE BROKEN/CUT. THE PACKINGS WERE REPLACED, THE HYD SYSTEM SERVICED AND SYSTEM LEAK CHECKS PERFORMED USING BOTH THE ELECTRIC PUMP AND ENGINE DRIVEN HYD PUMP. NO FURTHER LEAKS WERE FOUND.

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