Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
June 18, 2013
Submitted
June 20, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N743FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
630
Aircraft time
54,728 hours, 18,803 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Part number
NAS1611146A
Condition
Damaged
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
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

GREEN HYD RSVR LOW QTY. COMPLIED WITH ECAM AND QRH PROCEDURES. GRAVITY EXTENDED LANDING GEAR WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS. AFTER PARKING DID EXTERNAL WALKAROUND FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF ANY HYD LEAKS. AFTER CREW DEBRIEF, QTY CAME BACK UP TO BOTTOM OF TOP HAT AFTER LANDING. DUE TO GEAR FREE FALL EXTENSION RESTORED UPLOCK MECHANISMS IAW AMM 32-33-00-02. BROUGHT FLAPS UP AND GEAR DOORS CLOSED. GREEN SYS REQUIRED APPROX 1 GAL SERVICE TO MIDDLE OF TOP HAT. RAN FLIGHT CONTROLS WITH BOTH ELECTRIC PUMPS AND ENGING PUMPS, NO FLUID LOSS IN ANY SYSTEM. INSPECTED CONTROL PANEL TO GREEN SYS FLUID QTY TRANSMITTER, NO DEFECTS. HYD PRESSURE APPLIED, INSPECTION OF THE RT INNER PYLON AREA DISCOVERED PRESSURE SWITCH O- RING BLOWN. REMOVED PRESSURE SWITCH AND CONFIRMED SEAL WAS DAMAGED. REPLACED O-RING AND REINSTALLED PRESSURE SWITCH. REF 29-12-62-04 LEAK AND OPS CHECKED GOOD. R & R GREEN SYS RESEVOIR HYD QTY TRANSNSMITTER FOR PRECAUTION REF 29-31-11-04. OPS CHECKED REF 29-31-00-05, NO DEFECTS NOTED, ACFT OK TO CONTINUE .

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