Service difficulty report · Elec Connector · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
January 11, 2021
Submitted
January 12, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N677FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
791
Aircraft time
30,512 hours, 17,313 cycles
Part
Elec Connector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON DESCENT PASSING 12,000' GOT GREEN HYD RESEVIOR LOW ECAM. BOTH OVERHEAD GAUGE AND SYNAPTIC PAGE SHOWED GREEN QUANTITY DEEP INTO YELLOW BAND. FOLLOWED ECAM AND QRH PROCEDURES AND SHUT DOWN GREEN HYDRALIC PUMPS. MANUALLY EXTENDED LANDING GEAR AND WAS TOWED IN FROM RUNWAY AFTER LANDING. UPON INITIAL A/C INSP FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF HYD FLUID LEAKING FROM THE A/C. AFTER CONTACTING MOCC, RESTORED MANUAL EXTENSION SYSTEM TO NORMAL CONDITION, REF AMM 32-33-00-02. GREEN HYD SYS QTY INDICATION RETURNED TO TOP 1/4 OF TOP HAT OF ANALOG GAUGE AND ECAM INDICATION. DIRECT READ GAUGE ON RESIVIOR SHOWS 7 GALLONS AND NO OBVIOUS EVIDENCE OF SUBSTAINTIAL HYD LEAKAGE FROM A/C. SELECTED EA GREEN SYSTEM ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP ON AND DRY MOTORED EACH ENGINE INDIVIDUALLY, REF AMM 29-11-32-04-02 PARA (7) STEPS C TO H, PRESSURE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. AGAIN NO INDICATION OF HYD FLUID LEAKAGE, REF TSM 29-31-00. FOUND BLACK FLUID IN THE CONNECTOR 25GQA. CLEANED CONNECTOR AND FOUND NO PUSHED PINS OR LOSE WIRES OR CHAFING. REINSTALLED CONNECTOR SYSTEM READING NORMAL AT UPPER 1/4 OF TOP HAT ON ANALOG GAUGE AND CORRESPONDING ECAM CONTACTED MOCC AND CONFERRED AFT IS OK FOR SERVICE.

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