Service difficulty report · Hose · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
October 7, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft time
53,460 hours, 8,445 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565A1
Part
Hose
Part number
201655193
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER DEPARTURE, DURING THE INITIAL CLIMB, THE ACFT GREEN HYD SYS FAILED. THE QRH WAS FOLLOWED AND AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED WITH ATC. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO POINT OF DEPARTURE WHERE AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING OF 69.0 KGS WAS CARRIED OUT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE ACFT WAS INSPECTED BY ERS BEFORE BEING TOWED BACK TO THE GATE. MX CONTROL AND THE DUTY PILOT WERE ADVISED. FOUND LT MAIN LANDING GEAR STAY LOCK ACTUATOR OTBD HOSE LEAKING. HOSE REPLACED IAW AMM 32-11-22, PG 401. OPS LEAK CK C/O, IAW AMM 32-31-00-720-002. GEAR SWING C/O. NO FAULTS FOUND. FLEX HOSE PN 201655193, FOUND LEAKING.

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