Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
April 6, 2011
Submitted
April 8, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N685FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
803
Aircraft time
17,282 hours, 9,513 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680
Part
Transmitter
Part number
647520191
Part serial
7474
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

BLUE RESOVOIR LO LEVEL AT FL 310/ BLUE PUMP OFF REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. PRIOR TO PUMP SHUTDOWN, PRESSURE 450 PSI. ECAM ALERT AT RED DOT ON OVERHEAD. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY BUT TAXIED TO RAMP/GATE UNDER ACFT ENGINE POWER. AT BLOCK-IN THERE WAS NO SIGNS/EVIDENCE OF FLUID LEAKAGE ANYWHERE FROM ACFT. ALL INDICATORS COCKPIT AND EXTERIOR SHOW NEAR EMPTY INDICATIONS. STILL INVESTIGATING PROBLEM. DRAINED BLUE SYS RVSR, MEASURED OUT 2.5 GALLONS OF HYDR FLUID. INSTALLED BLUE SYS QTY TRANSMITTER I/A/W M/M 29-31-11-04 LEAK AND OPS CHECKS GOOD ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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