SDR CAL950173

Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
March 3, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N13971
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial
262
Part
O-Ring
Part number
NAS161212
Condition
Leaking
Location
Green Hyd Syst
Stage of operation
CR
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

MCO - FLT 751 - THE GREEN SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QUANTITY LEVEL LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH THE MWP HYDRAULIC LIGHT AND SSC DURING CRUISE EN ROUTE TO MCO. THE HYDRAULIC PUMPS WERE DUMPED AND THE GREEN SERVO CONTROL WAS SHUT OFF. THE PUMPS WERE TURNED ON AND THE QUANTITY CONTINUED TO DROP. THE PUMPS WERE DUMPED AND 'ABNORMAL' PROCEDURES WERE COMPLIED WITH FOR A SAFE LANDING AT MCO. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE REDUCER FITTING ON RT SIDE OF GREEN SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PRESSURE MANIFOLD LEAKING. THE O-RING ON THE FITTING WAS REPLACED. THE GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS SERVICED AND LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD. (W)

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