Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
March 9, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N625AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
064
Part
O-Ring
Part number
NAS161210
Condition
Failed
Location
Green Brake Mod
Stage of operation
DE
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

PHL-CMH - FLT 265 - EMERGENCY LANDING DECLARED DUE TO LOSS OF GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AFTER THIRTY MINUTES INTO FLIGHT. AFTER GEAR EXTENSION BY MANUAL SYSTEM, PRESSURE CAME BACK TO 3100 PSI, BUT QUANTITY JUST ABOVE AMBER. CREW HAD NO NOSE GEAR STEERING AFTER LANDING. NO OTHER PROBLEMS WERE NOTED. ACFT TOWED TO GATE. MX REPLACED O RING ON GREEN BRAKE MODULE IN CENTER WHEEL WELL. OPS NORMAL, NO LEAKS NOTED. PERFORMED AMM 32-00-00 TO RETURN LANDING GEAR SYSTEM BACK TO NORMAL AFTER FREE FALL. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (W)

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