Service difficulty report · Hydraulic Line · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
August 27, 2017
Submitted
September 5, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N651FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
728
Aircraft time
32,737 hours, 17,551 cycles
Part
Hydraulic Line
Part number
A2764201401000
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON CLIMBOUT FROM KMEM NOTICED YELLOW HYD SYSTEM FLUID DECREASING. WITHIN A COUPLE MINUTES THE ECAM ALERTED US TO LOW PRESSURE. WE FOLLWED ECAM PROCEDURES AND QRH PROCEDURES. THERE WAS A LITTLE FLUID LEFT UPON SHUTTING DOWN THE YELLOW PUMP. RTB UNEVENTFULL. WHILE WORKING WRI 29-02/0701 MECHANICS FOUND NR 5 SPOILER ACTUATOR MOUNT BOLTS BROKEN. INSPECTED A/C FOUND RT WING NR 5 SPOILER ACCUATOR O/B PRESSURE LINE LEAKING AT SWEDGE NEAR B-NUT. HYDRAULIC LINE REPLACED. INSTALLED MISSING BLOCK CLAMP ASSY. CHECKED LINES FOR SECURITY AND TORQUE. PRESSURIZED AND OPERATED SPOILER SEVERAL CYCLES WITH NO LEAKS NOTED. CLOSED LOWER TRAILING EDGE PANEL. ACOMPLISHED HUYDRAULIC BLEED PRO0CEDURE WITH ENGINES RUNNING FOR YELLOW SYSTEM.

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