Service difficulty report · Isolation Valve · Airbus A318111

Difficulty date
December 13, 2008
Submitted
December 16, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N807FR
Make and model
Airbus A318111
Aircraft serial
2276
Aircraft time
15,124 hours, 7,864 cycles
Part
Isolation Valve
Condition
Cracked
Location
Thrust Reverser
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

ENROUTE AT FL330, PILOT REPORTED INDICATION OF HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR LOW LEVEL FOLLOWED BY ENGINE NR 2 PUMP LOW LEVEL AND NOTED THE YELLOW SYSTEM FLUID QUANTITY DEPLETED. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE NR 2 ENGINE AND FOUND THE THRUST REVERSER ISOLATION VALVE HYDRAULIC LINE CRACKED. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 ENGINE THRUST REVERSER ISOLATION VALVE HYDRAULIC LINE AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECKS IAW AMM 78-37-51-400-001 AND 78-21-00-710-042.

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