Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 11, 2002
Submitted
January 14, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N652AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
0953
Aircraft time
11,517 hours, 4,404 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
NAS161212
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Hydraulic Sys
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

LAS - DIVERSION - FLT 522 - C - EN ROUTE FROM PHX TO RNO FLIGHT CREW RECEIVED YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FLUID LOSS INDICATION FOLLOWED BY FLIGHT CONTROL DEGRADATION TO ALTERNATE LAW, THIS WAS CAUSED BY LOSS OF NR 2 YELLOW YAW DAMPER, NR 1 YAW DAMPER PREVIOUSLY ON MEL. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED SAFELY TO LAS. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT AND FOUND LEAK AT YELLOW HYDRAULIC PTU MANIFOLD QUICK DISCONNECT FITTING. REPLACED O-RING IAW CMM 29-10-05, LEAK TESTED GOOD. POST FLIGHT REPORT REVEALED ALTERNATE LAW WAS CAUSED BY FAILURE OF RT AILERON BLUE SERVO FOLLOWED BY YELLOW AILERON SERVO FAILURE.

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