Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 31, 2002
Submitted
April 1, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N655AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1075
Aircraft time
9,536 hours, 3,774 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
2261024
Condition
Leaking
Location
Yellow Hyd Sys
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PHX - EMERGENCY - FLT 0005 - YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM INDICATED LOW PRESSURE AND QUANTITY, MADE NORMAL LANDING, BUT BRAKES OVERHEATED. INSPECTION OF HOT BRAKES. AFTER BRAKES INSPECTED TAXIED TO GATE, HYDRAULIC QUANTITY WHEN AIRCRAFT TAXIED IN WAS "0". BELLY OF AIRCRAFT SOAKED WITH FLUID FROM W/W BACK. MAINTENANCE FOUND QUICK DISCONNECT FITTING LEAKING AT POWER TRANSFER UNIT. REPLACED O-RING IN QUICK DISCONNECT FITTING, SERVICED YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM TO FULL AND PRESSURIZED SYSTEM, NO LEAKS NOTED.

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