Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
December 15, 2022
Submitted
December 16, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N676FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
790
Aircraft time
33,065 hours, 18,751 cycles
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

AT BEGINNING OF DESCENT, RECEIVED ECAM GREEN HYD LOW LEVEL. INDICATION WAS ON THE RED. AFTER MANUALLY LOWERING MLG, GREEN QTY RETURNED TO NORMAL. EMERGENCY DECLARED. AMM 12-12-29-00, AMM 29-10-00-03, AMM: 27-00-00-05, AMM 12-14-29-00, AND JRH CH5. IN FLIGHT, FLUID FLUCTUATION BELIEVED CAUSED BY TRAPPED AIR FROM RECENT GREEN SYS REPAIRS. DEPRESSURIZED GREEN SYS & RESEVOIR. SERVICED GREEN SYS ACCUMULATOR TO FULL, & VERIFED BLADDER NOT RUPTURED. SERVICED GREEN SYS RESEVOIR WITH NITROGEN & HYD FLUID. PERFORMED HYD BLEEDING. RAN ENGINES & OPS ALL FLT CNTLS & MLG DOORS FOR 15 MINS. FLUID QTY STABILIZED. PRESSURIZED MLG ON GROUND. NO QTY FLUCUTATIONS, LO PRESS OR AIR LIGHTS DURING PROCEDURE. OK FOR SERVICE

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