Service difficulty report · Packing · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
September 25, 2001
Submitted
September 28, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N627AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
66
Aircraft time
38,962 hours, 18,055 cycles
Part
Packing
Part number
NAS1611224
Condition
Broken
Location
Zone 198
Component
Coupling, Q.D. · Aeroquip
Component part number
AE80532N
Stage of operation
AP
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

LAX - ABORTED APPROACH - FLT 37 - "C" - ON FINAL APPROACH ECAM INDICATED YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOW PRESSURE, SYSTEM FLUID DEPLETED AND THE CREW PERFORMED A GO AROUND. THE SUBSEQUENT APPROACH AND LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND A PACKING FROM THE QUICK DISCONNECT FITTING FROM THE PTU BROKEN AND THE FITTING LEAKING FLUID. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE PACKING, SERVICED THE HYD SYSTEM AND PERFORMED LEAK CHECKS, ALL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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