Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
October 2, 2018
Submitted
October 5, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N664FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
768
Aircraft time
31,819 hours, 17,347 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Missing
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PDIS 664 29-10 0858 02OCT18 OAK FACT U LOGPAGES:2943168 CRUISE AT FL 320, YELLOW HYD PUMP PRESSURE LOW DUE TO NO HYDRAULIC FLUID IN THE YELLOW SYSTEM, CONFIRMED ON GAUGES. SHGN 03OCT18 00:33 OAK U FOUND FLUID DRIPPING OUT OF RT GEAR WELL AT BLOCK IN. FOUND FLUID RUNNING DOWN YELLOW SYS MANIFOLD & OUT OF THE BASE OF THE YELLOW SYS LOW PRESSURE SW (31WW). REMOVED SWITCH 31WW PER MM 29-13-12-04 & FOUND NO O-RING INSTALLED. INSTALLED NEW SWITCH & PACKING. REQUIRES LK & OPS CK'S. **NOTE** HYD FLUID WAS STEADILY FLOWING OUT OF MANIFOLD WHEN SWITCH REMOVED, DID NOT HAVE A COMPLETE LOSS OF YELLOW HYD SYS. FACT 03OCT18 04:34 OAK U LEAK CHECK PERFORMED PER AMM 29-00-00-06 WITH YELLOW HYD PUMP AND NR 2 ENG RUN (RAN PER JRH), NO LEAKS NOTED, OK FOR SERVICE.

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