Service difficulty report · Accumulator · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 3, 2024
Submitted
January 5, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N492UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1755
Aircraft time
62,427 hours, 27,088 cycles
Part
Accumulator
Part number
SB209L1A11483
Part serial
20233
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Part time
10,673 hours, 5,101 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
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

ECAM CAUTION MESSAGE - B RSVR LO LVL MESSAGE INOP - HYD FOUND HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING SCHRADER AT TOP OF BLUE SYSTEM ACCUMULATOR. ORDERED ACCUMULATOR , SCHRADER VALVE ,PRESSURE GAUGE , AND O-RINGS.. PLACED PARTS IN GALLEY. LOGPAGE FLAGGED FOR SDR REPORTING ROTABLE PARTS UPDATED ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1532146 SN OFF 0223 UPDATING CORRECT PARTS TAG. INCORRECT M&E S/N ADDED BEFORE. ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1532146 SN OFF 0233 REMOVED AND REPLACED HYDRAULIC ACCUMULATOR REF AMM 29-12-42/401, INSTALLED TO STEP C. 1 OF AMM 29-12-42-400-001-A. SAFETY WIRE BROKE DURING INSTALL ON SHRADER VALVE, WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT SAFETY WIRE PARTS USED: 31-2911-3-0031,QTY :1 IPC REFERENCE # 29-12-03-06A ACCUMULATOR, HY OFF 31-2912-9-9001 0233 ON 31-2912-9-9001 7440 ACCUMULATOR, HY OFF 31-2912-9-9001 0233 ON 0000 31-2912-9-9001,QTY :1 40-0595-3-0708,QTY :1 40-0595-3-1983,QTY :1 COMPLETED FROM STEP C.1 TO END BLUE POWER ACCUMULATOR INSTALL IN REFERENCE TO AMM 29-12-42. OPS CHECK GOOD, NO LEAKS NOTED. NO FAULT MESSAGES NOTED.

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