Service difficulty report · Priority Valve · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
June 4, 2011
Submitted
June 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
760
Aircraft time
23,363 hours, 12,477 cycles
Part
Priority Valve
Part number
459901
Part serial
2379
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Part time
23,362 hours, 12,477 cycles
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

BLUE HYD SYS, AIR TURN BACK. LOST BLUE HYR PRESSURE AFTER TAKEOFF. ON RETURNING TO GATE FOUND HYD LEAK IN LT WHEEL WELL AFT BULKHEAD. LEAK FROM BLUE SYS MANIFOLD L/E FLAP PRIORITY VALVE. NEEDS VALVE-NIS MSN. BLED RESERVOIR PRESS AND REMOVED PRIORITY VALVE FROM MANIFOLD IAW AMM 29-12-12-04. OLD PART & HARDWARE PLACED ON WORK BENCH IN SHOP. CLEANED WHEEL WELL AREA IAW SMP. AWAITING PARTS ARRIVAL. INSPECTED BLUE HYD SYS IAW AMM 29-00-00-03 12 D. (2) OPERATION OF PUMP WITH LOW FLUID LEVEL. ALL CLOGGING PDI'S CHECKED NORMAL AND FLUID LEVEL IS ABOVE MINIMUM GAUGEABLE LEVEL. R & R BLUE L/E FLAP PRIORTY VALVE. OPS AND LEAK CK NORMAL IAW MM 29-12-12-04 AND JRH .

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