Service difficulty report · Packing · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
March 30, 2004
Submitted
March 31, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N627AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
66
Aircraft time
47,216 hours, 21,343 cycles
Part
Packing
Part number
NAS16128
Condition
Burst
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PHL - EMERGENCY LANDING - FLT 0256 - EN ROUTE FROM PHX TO PHL AT CRUISE RECEIVED CLASS 1 MESSAGE FOR GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM RESERVOIR LOW LEVEL, MANUALLY EXTENDED LANDING GEAR AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. MAINTENANCE FOUND HYDRAULIC LEAK IN LEFT WHEEL WELL WHERE PRESSURE SWITCH (10CE1) IS INSTALLED IN MANIFOLD. REMOVED AND REPLACED O-RING PACKINGS ON FLIGHT CONTROL PRESSURE SWITCH (10CE1), LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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