Service difficulty report · Accumulator · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
October 21, 2006
Submitted
October 24, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N621AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
053
Aircraft time
55,063 hours, 24,839 cycles
Part
Accumulator
Part number
SB209L1A11483
Part serial
1638
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Part time
14,532 hours, 14,532 cycles
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

FLIGHT 281; PHX - SJC - IN CRUISE FLIGHT, THE A/C LOST YELLOW HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND QUANTITY INDICATION. THE CREW DIVERTED TO LAS FOR MX. MX DISCOVERED THAT THE YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM ACCUMULATOR WAS LEAKING. MX REPLACED THE YELLOW SYSTEM ACCUMULATOR, OPS CHECK WAS GOOD.

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