Service difficulty report · Fitting · Aerosp ATR72212

Difficulty date
June 25, 2015
Submitted
June 26, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72212
Aircraft serial
362
Aircraft time
35,380 hours, 39,224 cycles
Part
Fitting
Part number
ER18326
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

FLIGHT 7299 EN ROUTE, EMER DECLARED, DISCREPANCY. WHILE AT CRUISE EN ROUTE, THE CREW RECEIVED A GREEN HYD SYS LOW LEVEL INDICATION & CCASS ALERT. WHILE RUNNING THE QRC, THE CREW ALSO RECEIVED A LOW PRESS INDICATION ON THE SAME SYS. AN EMER WAS DECLARED & THE FLIGHT CONTINUED. ACFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER ISSUE. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE RAMP, HYD FLUID WAS FOUND ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE ACFT . AFTER REPLACING THE AC HYD PUMP & PERFORMING THE OPERATIONS & LEAK CHECK, FOUND A CRACKED FITTING WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING REPLACED.

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