Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 23, 2005
Submitted
April 25, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N664AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1621
Aircraft time
12,845 hours, 4,937 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
SC47003
Part serial
3395
Condition
Leaking
Location
Yaw Damper
Part time
12,842 hours, 4,936 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON DESCENT, RECEIVED ECAM MESSAGE FOR NR 1 ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP POW PRESSURE/ GREEN SYSTEM LOW PRESSURE, DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. UPON ARRIVAL AT GATE MAINTENANCE FOUND HYDRAULIC FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE TAIL SECTION, APPLIED HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND FOUND FLUID COMING FROM NR 1 YAW DAMPER ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 YAW DAMPER SERVO ACTUATOR IAW AMM TASK 27-26-51-000-001, OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD. UNIT WAS TEST AND REPAIRED IAW CMM 27-26-51 REV. 11. UNIT S/N 3395 WAS VISUALLY AND ELECTRICALLY TESTED, WITH NO FAULT FOUND IAW CMM 27-26-51 REV. 11. UNIT WAS MODIFIED TO SC4700-5.

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