Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Airbus A300B4622

Difficulty date
July 12, 2013
Submitted
July 12, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N719FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622
Aircraft serial
388
Aircraft time
46,303 hours, 28,013 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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 SYS FAILURE IN FLIGHT, DIVERTED. NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING. ALL EMERGENCY CHECKLIST COMPLIED. GREEN SYS QTY DROPPED TO LOWER END OF GREEN RANGE & ENGINE DRIVEN HYD PUMPS WERE SELECTED OFF AS SOON AS HYD QTY STARTED TO DROP, QTY NEVER CAME CLOSE TO THE "RED DOT" AREA. FOUND ONE CONNECTING LINE JAM NUTS GOING TO THE SELECTOR SOLENOID VALVE LEAKING. REPLACED DAMAGED O-RINGS AND LEAKS CHECKS NORMAL. RAN BOTH ENGINES & CYCLED FLAP/SLATS SEVERAL TIMES, ALL IAW MM CH 29-00-00-03. OK FOR SERVICE.

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