Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Airbus A330322

Difficulty date
October 2, 2001
Submitted
November 8, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Airbus A330322
Aircraft time
20,861 hours
Engine
Pwa PW4168
Part
O-Ring
Part number
NAS161228
Condition
Fretted
Location
Hyd System
Component
Isolat Valve Fi · 4324442
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

(CAN) A/C EXPERIENCED LOSS OF YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYS, ECAM WARNING - HYD RSVR LO/HYD SYS LO PR, APPROX 1(ONE) HR INTO FLT. FLT CREW SECURED SYS AS PER THE AFM&DIVERTED FLT TO MAN. UPON ARRIVAL IN MAN, MAINT FOUND FLUID DRIPPING FROM NR 2 ENGINE THRUST REVERSER PYLON DRAIN TUBE. THRUST REVERSER HYDRAULIC FILTER ASSY FOUND TO BE WET WITH HYDRAU LIC FLUID. FILTER ASSY DISASSEMBLED & FOUND O-RING FRETTED. O-RING REPLACED AS PER SB & YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYS CHECKED, YELLOW HYDRAULIC PUMP CASE DRAIN FILTER CHECKED NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. THE SYS GROUND CHECKED SERVICEABLE.

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