Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
August 18, 2022
Submitted
August 19, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N729FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
657
Aircraft time
44,445 hours, 24,811 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
A2519903
Part serial
M237
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Part time
18,006 hours, 10,302 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING FLIGHT, GREEN HYD SYSTEM QUANTITY DROPPED TO THE RED DOT. FOLLOWED QRH. CRANKED THE GEAR. STOPPED ON RWY. APPEARS THE HYD LEAK IS COMING FROM THE BOTTOM ELBOW OF LANDING GEAR SELECTOR 3GA. WE WILL REPACK ELBOW WITH NEW BACK UP WASHER AND O-RING. WILL ALSO ORDER 3GA VALVE FROM DFW JUST IN CASE ITS A CASE LEAK. FOUND ELBOW LEAKING. PACKING AND SEAL DAMAGED. REMOVED AND REPLACED 3GA LANDING GEAR SELECTOR VALVE PACKING AND SEAL ON BOTTOM ELBOW REF. AMM 32-31-12-04. OPS CHECK GOOD. CYCLED LANDING GEAR 3 TIMES. NO LEAKS NOTED.

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