Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
August 24, 2014
Submitted
August 25, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N667FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
771
Aircraft time
26,186 hours, 14,148 cycles
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Overserviced
Location
Yellow Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

HYD YELLOW RSVR OVERHEAT LIGHT AFTER TAKEOFF. LIGHT STAYED ON. FOUND YELLOW SYS OVER SERVICED. DRAINED BETWEEN 1.5 & 2.0 GALLONS OUT OF YELLOW SYS. THIS COULD POSSIBLY REMEDY PROBLEM, BUT NO TIME TO LET SYS RUN. NEEDS TESTING & POSSIBLY MORE TROUBLESHOOTING. RAN ENG IAW JRH. OPERATED HYD SYS FOR LENGTHY AMOUNT OF TIME USING ELEC PUMPS & ENG DRIVEN PUMPS. HYD PRESS NORMAL. NO TROUBLE NOTED AT THIS TIME. SUSPECT OVER SERVICING TO BE CAUSE OF OVERHEAT. NO METAL NOTED IN YELLOW HYD SYS FILTER. PERFORMED LEAKAGE CHECK IAW YELLOW SYS PRESS WITHIN LIMITS AT THIS TIME. OK FOR SERVICE.

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