Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
December 10, 2013
Submitted
December 10, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N748FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
633
Aircraft time
34,981 hours, 12,736 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
3742929
Part serial
3702
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

GREEN HYD QTY DECREASED DURING FLIGHT UNTIL LOW QTY ECAM WARNING. DECLARED EMERGENCY, FOLLOWED QRH MANUAL GEAR EXTENTION HYD FAILURE REQ TOW IN. PRESS REMAINED NORMAL UNTIL QTY LOW INDICATION, VERY SLOW QTY LOSS ABOUT 2 HRS INTO FLIGHT WHEN INDICATION OCCURRED. CREW REPORTED PRESS WAS GOOD. FOUND GREEN RESERVOIR FULL AT MECHANICAL GAUGE. PRESSURIZED SYS, NO LEAKS FOUND. R & R GREEN RESERVOIR HYD QTY TRANSMITTER. SERVICED GREEN SYS CHECKS NORMAL IAW MM29-31-11-04.. DUE TO MANUAL EXTENSION IN FLIGHT PERFORMED RESTORATION OF SYS TO NORMAL AFTER FREEFALL EXTENSION IAW MM 32-33-00-02, OK FOR SERVICE.

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