Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
March 30, 2010
Submitted
April 2, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N812FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
467
Aircraft time
51,824 hours, 11,354 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

HYD GREEN SYS SERVICED WITHIN LIMITS, 10 MINUTES AFTER DEPARTURE, QTY IN AMBER BAN D. TURNED OFF NR 1 ENG HYD PUMP PRIOR TO TO RED DOT IN AMBER BAND AT FLT LEVEL 20. 15 MINUTES LATER RESERVOIR EMPTY. COMPLIED WITH QRH. SAFE LANDING. FOUND FLUID LEAKING OUT THE LT ENG HYD SHUTOFF VALVE. TROUBLE SHOT GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, FOUND LOOSE B-NUT AT THE FIRE SHUTOFF VALVE OF NR 1 ENGINE IS LEAKING. TIGHTENED THE B-NUT. RAN HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS. NO LEAK FOUND. REPLENISHED GREEN SYS HYDRAULIC FLUID TO TOP HAT LEVEL IAW AMM 12-12-00-0. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.

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