Service difficulty report · Packing · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
January 6, 2022
Submitted
January 7, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N733FD
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
715
Aircraft time
48,725 hours, 25,721 cycles
Part
Packing
Part number
MS2877716
Condition
Failed
Location
N/A
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

PDIS 733 29-02 5545 06JAN22 IND OPEN U ON CLIMB OUT, HYDRAULIC GREEN SYSTEM LOW QUANTITY. COMPLIED WITH ECAM AND QRH AND SECURED GREEN SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PUMPS. DECLARED EMERGENCY. DURING CRUISE, GREEN QUANTITY CONTINUED TO DECREASE TO ZERO. COMPLETED FOLLOW-ON PROCEDURES FOR L/G GRAVITY EXTENSION. UNEVENTFUL LANDING KIND RWY 23R. GEAR PINNED ON RUNWAY AND TOWED TO GATE. EMERGENCY GROUND CREW OBSERVED HYDRAULIC FLUID ON RIGHT WING AND RIGHT MLG UPON SHUTDOWN ON RUNWAY. PRESSURIZED GREEN SYSTEM HYDRAULICS, FOUND ELECTROHYDRAULIC VALVE LEAKING IN WHEEL WELL IPC 32-31-03-21 ITEM 120 AT T-FITTING ITEM 90 . REPLACED ORING AT VALVE 3GA REF AMM 32-31-12-04 THROUGH STEP 2.D. LEAK CHECK GOOD. READY FOR OPS CHECK STEP 3.E. FACT 07JAN22 02:30 IND JACKED AIRCRAFT AND PERFORMED NORMAL GEAR RETRACTION AND EXTENSION REF A300-600 M/M 07-11-00-00, 32-31-00-05. OPS / LEAK CHECKED GOOD, NO DEFECTS NOTED AT THIS TIME. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.