Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Airbus A310300

Difficulty date
December 1, 2002
Submitted
January 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Airbus A310300
Aircraft time
40,330 hours
Engine
Ge CF680C2A5
Part
Transmitter
Part number
647520151
Condition
Reads Low
Location
Hyd Reservoir
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

(CAN) THE YELLOW HYDRAULIC TRANSMITTER READING LOW ON ARRIVAL. DURING SERVICING OF THE YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, FLUID EMERGED FROM THE AIR DEPRESSURIZATION RELIEF VALVE. THE ERRONEOUS READING (FROM THE DEFECTIVE 'HYDRAULIC TRANSMITTER,CAUSED MTCE TO OVERFILL THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND ENDED UP PUMPING HYDRAULIC FLUID IN THE AIR PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM. THE YELLOW SYSTEM HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR 'TRANSMITTER' WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 29-31-11.

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