Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
April 15, 2009
Submitted
April 15, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
579
Aircraft time
38,202 hours, 20,475 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
1225P422
Part serial
NONE
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF LFPG AT 70KTS HYD BLUE SYSTEM LOW PRESSURE ECAM ALERT. REJECTED TAKE OFF. (PRESSURE A ND QUANTITIES APPEARED NORMAL,ECAM ALERT DISAPPEARED. UPON SUBSEQUENT FLT CONTROL CHECK ECAM ALERT REAPPEARED. T/S IN PROGRESS GOT BLUE SERVO LOW PRESSURE ECAM ALERT(LVL2) WHEN BLUE SYSTEM IS DEPRESSURISING (PTU OFF), BUT DIDN`T GET THIS ALERT WITH YELLOW OR GREEN. RECEIVED BLUE SERVO LOW PRESSURE ECAM ALERT WITH NO HYD PRESSURIZED. SWAPPED BOTH FWC'S PER MM 31-53-34-4. NO HELP, TRIED TO INSTALLED NEW FWC IN NR 1 AND THEN IN NR 2 POS, STILL NO HELP. CHECKED GROUND ON BLOCK AE PIN 3F ON FWC NR 1 AND 2 FOUND OK. CHECKED GROUND ON BLOCK AB PIN D 4D ON FWC NR 1 AND 2 FOUND OPEN REF ASM 27-14-00 SCH 7. CHECKED PRESSURE SWITCH 29WW, FOUND CONTINUITY BETWEEN PIN B AND C WHEN IT SHOULD BE BETWEEN PIN A AND B (WITHOUT HYD POWER) AS PER ASM 29-32-00 SCH1 P102. R&R'D PRESS SWITCH 29WW (BLUE LOW PRESSURE SWITCH) PER MM 29-12-12-4. "BLUE SERVO LOW PRESSURE" DISAPEARED. PRESSURIZED HYD WITH PTU'S, ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. RAN BOTH ENG PER JRH, ALL INDICATIONS REMAINS SATISFACTORY, NO ALERT SHOWED. ACFT OK TO CONTINUE.

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