Service difficulty report · Clamp · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
September 11, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N625AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
064
Part
Clamp
Part number
NSA5516A6NJ
Condition
Broken
Location
Ptu Manifold
Stage of operation
CR
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-MSP - DURING CRUISE AT FL 39,000 FEET, CREW SHUT DOWN GREEN SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PUMP DUE TO GREEN HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR LOW QUANTITY MESSAGE. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY LANDING AND MANUALLY EXTENDED GEAR. LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO GATE WHERE CONTRACT MAINTENANCE ALSO FOUND TWO CLAMPS BROKEN ON THE SAME LINE. MAINTENANCE TIGHTENED FITTING, REPLACED TWO CLAMPS, AND SERVICED GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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