Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Airbus A330322

Difficulty date
September 11, 2000
Submitted
January 22, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Airbus A330322
Aircraft time
17,039 hours
Part
O-Ring
Part number
71190400010NCOA
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Hyd System
Part time
18,901 hours, 5,048 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

(CAN) CREW OBSERVED ECAM MESSAGE BLUE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOW QUANTITY. THE CREW DEPRESSURIZED THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AS A PRECAUTION. THERE WAS NO LOSS OF HYDRAULIC PRESSURE PRIOR TO CREW ACTION. MAINTENANCE TROUBLE SHOOTING REVEALED THE O RING OF THE SAMPLING VALVE ON THE BLUE HIGH PRESSURE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM MANIFOLD WAS LEAKING. IPC 29-12-03-2 ITEM 130. THE O RING WAS REPLACED AND THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM REPLENISHED. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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