Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
November 8, 2001
Submitted
November 12, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N364DH
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial
141
Part
Hydraulic Line
Condition
Leaking
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

DURING CRUISE, GREEN SYS HYD LEVEL LOW LIGHT ILLUM. MAGNETIC INDICATORS & GREEN SYS PRESS INDICATED NORM. DURING DESCENT, GREEN SYS MAGNETIC INDICATOR WENT AMBER WITH PRESS FLUCTUATING. PUMP PRESS LIGHT ILLUM. GREEN SYS PUMPS WERE TURNED ON. BLUE SYS PUMP WENT AMBER DURING DESCENT, BUT RETURNED TO NORM. EMERG WAS DECLARED. R&R LEAKING SUPPLY LINE AT GREEN SYS RESERVOIR. REPLENISHED GREEN SYS, LEAK AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. R&R AND LEAK CHECKED EMERGENCY EXTENSION FILTERS & RESTORED TO NORMAL CONFIG. R&R AND LEAK CHECKED CASE DRAIN FILTERS. DURING ENG RUN, NR 1 GREEN HYD PUMP WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN SYS PRESS. R&R NR 1 GREEN HYD PUMP IAW MM 29-11-32. OPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

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