Service difficulty report · Sequence Valve · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
August 18, 2009
Submitted
August 19, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N662FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
761
Aircraft time
19,466 hours, 10,521 cycles
Part
Sequence Valve
Part number
A252801
Part serial
H138
Condition
Cracked
Location
Rt Mlg
Part time
19,465 hours, 10,521 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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

DURING FLIGHT GREEN SYS QUANTITY DECREASED TO TOP OF THE CAUTION ARC ON THE OVERHEAD PANEL AND ON THE ECAM. AFTER LANDING, NOTED IT RECOVERED SOME OF QUANTITY BUT WAS STILL BELOW THE TOP HAT ON OVERHEAD PANEL. REPLACED RT MLG SEQUENCE VALVE IAW AMM 32-31-37-4. STEPS A THROUGH D. UNABLE TO ACCOMPLISH STEP E, EXTENSION AND RETRACTION FUNCTIONAL TEST DUE TO NO JACKS AVAILABLE AT STA. LEAK CHECK CARRIED OUT, NONE FOUND AT THIS TIME.

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