Service difficulty report · Accumulator · Airbus A300B4622

Difficulty date
December 18, 2009
Submitted
December 21, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N727FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622
Aircraft serial
579
Aircraft time
38,786 hours, 20,996 cycles
Part
Accumulator
Part number
30991031
Part serial
2097
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
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 ROLL,HAD ECAM WARNING FOR BLUE LO PRESS HYD SYS. ABORTED TAKEOFF ABOUT 80 KNOTS WITH NO PROBLEMS. DURING AFTER LANDING CHECKLIST NOTICED BLUE HYD SYS PRESSURE FLUCTUATED DOWN TO AS LOW AS 1950 PSI WHILE MOVING FLIGHT CONTROLS WITH NO LOADS REQUIRED OF HYD SYS,THE BLUE SYS IS OK PRESSURE. FOUND BLUE SYS HYD PRESSURE READING 300 PSI. FOUND BLUE SYS HYD PRESSURE READING 300 PSI. R&R BLUE ACCU PRESSURE IAW MM 29-11-56-4. FILL PRESSURE IAW MM 12-14-29. NEED THE FINAL TESTS. FACT 18DEC09 13:37 ACCOMPLISHED TESTS, ACCU CHKD OK. RAN ENG IAW JRH, ALL CHKD OK. ACFT OK TO CONTINUE.

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