Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
June 19, 2019
Submitted
June 20, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N750FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
555
Aircraft time
56,231 hours, 23,122 cycles
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
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

CLIMBING APPROX FL180 GREEN SYS QTY WENT TO 0 RETURNED TO DEPARTURE FOR EMERGENCY LANDING, AFTER GEAR EXTENDED VIA GRAVITY EXTENSION AND AT 2000 GREEN QTY RETURNED TO NORMAL. TAXIED CLEAR OF RWY. VERIFIED GREEN SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QTY. WAS NOT DEPLETED COMPLETLY IT WAS STILL WELL ABOVE RED DOT. FOUND HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING OUT OF THE NR 2 ENGINE COWLING. FOUND OUTLET LINE OF GREEN SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PUMP LEAKING,REMOVED AND REPLACED O-RING AND BACK-UP O-RING ON LINE REF. A300-600 AMM 29-11- 32-04-01, BLED SYSTEM AND OPERATED FLIGHT CONTROLS THROUGH SEVERAL TIMES. NO LEAKS WERE NOTED.FREE FALL SYSTEM RETURNED TO NORMAL CONFIGURATION REF. AMM 32-33-00-02. RAN NR 2 ENGINE VERIFIED GREEN SYSTEM HYDRAULIC QTY NORMAL WITH NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED,A/C IS OK FOR CONTINUE SERVICE.

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