Service difficulty report · B-Nut · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
May 4, 2021
Submitted
May 13, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N751FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
625
Aircraft time
56,072 hours, 25,236 cycles
Part
B-Nut
Condition
Loose
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

AFTER TAKEOFF, GEAR RETRACTED AND FLAPS RETRACTED GOT ECAM GREEN PRESSURE LOW, FOLLOWED BY GREEN FLUID QUANTITY LOW. FOLLOWED ECAM, MANUALLY EXTENDED GEAR. STOPPED ON THE RUNWAY AND TOWED TO THE GATE FOUND HYD FLUID POURING FROM #1 ENG, OPENED ENG AND FOUND GREEN HYD PUMP PRESSURE LINE "B" NUT FINGER LOOSE, TIGHT "B" NUT PER S.M.P, SERIVCED GREEN SYS HYD, STILL REQUIRES ENG RUN, FOR LEAK CHECK. SERVICED GREEN SYS HYDRAULICS TO MIDDLE OF TOP HAT, CHECKED FOR LEAKS AFTER ENGINE RUNS, NO LEAKS FOUND. DPI BUTTONS WERE NOT POPPED, CHECKED RESERVOIR FILTERS AND DELIVERY FILTERS FOR CLOGGING, NO DEFECTS NOTED. BOTH ENGINE HYDRAULIC PRESSURES WERE 2900-3000 PSI ALSO EXT OPS CK AND LANDING GEAR SWING. REF AIRBUS AMM 29-00-00-03, 29-11-32-04, 29-11-36-03, 29-11-15-03, 29-11-42-03, AND JRH.

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