Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
June 28, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N621AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
053
Part
O-Ring
Part number
NAS16126
Condition
Cut
Location
Green Hyd Sys
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER TAKEOFF AT 11000 AGL, GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILED DUE LOW QUANTITY. EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT WAS DISPATCHED TO RUNWAY. FOUND SAMPLING VALVE O-RING CUT AT GREEN SYSTEM MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY. REPLACED O-RING, SERVICED SYSTEM, RAN ENGINE, LEAK CHECK GOOD. ALL HYD PUMPS CHECK GOOD.

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