Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
April 18, 2009
Submitted
April 20, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N675FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
789
Aircraft time
16,894 hours, 9,050 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
642500052
Part serial
11426
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

IN CRUISE FLT, RECEIVED ECAM ALERT "BLUE SYSTEM LO QUANTITY." COMPLIED W/ALL ECAM PROCEDURES AND APPLICABLE QRH PROCEDURES. BLUE SYSTEM QTY INDICATOR AT RED DOT ON OVERHEAD PANEL GAUGE. FOUND BLUE SYS PRIORITY VALVE 2064 LEAKING. PART NIS IN MEM. DURING FURTHER TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND BLUE SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TRANSMITTER LEAKING FROM TOP OF TRANSMITTER AROUND TOP CAP ASSY. LEAKS BOTH STATIC AND UNDERPRESSURE. PRIORITY VALVE NOT LEAKING AT THIS TIME. REMOVED AND REPLACED "BLUE" PRESSURE TRANSMITTER. REF MM 29-32-13-4. SERVICED BLUE SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PER MM. LEAK CHECK GOOD. TRANSMITTER CHECKS OK. OK FOR CONTINUED SERVICE.

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