Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A310304

Difficulty date
February 19, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus A310304
Aircraft time
80,496 hours
Engine
Ge CF680C2A2
Part
Actuator
Condition
Cracked
Location
Lt Spoilers
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) CLOSE TO 90KTS, ECAM MESSAGE "SPEED BRAKE WARNING", ENGINE SETTING WAS 96 PERCENT N1, REJECTED TAKEOFF CALLED, AFTER A FEW SECONDS, A SECOND ECAM MESSAGE DISPLAYED "HYD BLUE RESERVOIR LOW LEVEL". ALSO ECAM F/CTL PG DISPLAYED "SPOILER 2 EXTENDED". ACFT RETURNED TO GATE. FIRST EVALUATION SHOWING A MAJOR HYDRAULIC LEAK FROM UNDER LT WING T/E. FOUND LT SPOILER 2 ACTUATOR BODY CRACKED OR DAMAGED, HYDRAULIC FLUID RUNNING LEAK FROM BODY.

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