Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
January 8, 2014
Submitted
January 13, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N689FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
875
Aircraft time
9,391 hours, 5,114 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
647520201
Part serial
8022
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Hyd System
Part time
46,302 hours, 31,919 cycles
Stage of operation
AP
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

ENROUTE AT FL370, WATCHED GREEN HYD RESERVOIR LEVEL DROP TO RED DOT. COMPLIED WITH QRH. LOSS OF GREEN SYS DID NOT REACH RED DOT IN YELLOW BAND. DURING LANDING, REPORTED THAT GREEN SYS RETURNED TO HAT BAND AREA. RAN GREEN HYD SYSTEM & OPERATED FLIGHT CONTROLS. GREEN SYS MAINTAINED 3000 PSI PRESSURE & DID NOT LOSE FLUID QTY. REMOVED AND REPLACED GREEN HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR QTY TRANSMITTER IAW MM 29-31-11-04. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD. RESTORED FREE FALL MECHANISM TO NORMAL OPERATING CONDITION. IAW MM 32-33-00-02.

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