Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
January 4, 2014
Submitted
January 27, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N673FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
780
Aircraft time
23,736 hours, 12,769 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
642500052
Part serial
11816
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Part time
956 hours, 775 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

IDENTIFIED A COVER HAS A BROKEN FLANGE IAW CMM 29-09-39 ITEM 20, WHICH CAUSED MASSIVE HYD LEAK. HYD PRESSURE TRANSMITTER HAS APPROXIMATELY 3000PSI COMING TO & THROUGH IT WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO ACFT OR PERSONNEL. R & R BLUE SYS HYD PRESSURE TRANSMITTER.

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