Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
August 2, 2023
Submitted
August 3, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N731FD
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
709
Aircraft time
48,727 hours, 26,266 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
642500052
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AROUND 45 MIN INTO CRUISE FLIGHT WE NOTICED THE GREEN HYD REVISOR QUANTITY DECREASING. SHORTLY AFTER WE RECEIVED AN ECAM - GREEN RSVR LO LEVEL. COMPLIED WITH ECAM AND ASSOCIATED PROC S. LANDING GEAR WAS MANUALLY EXTENDED. UNEVENTFUL LANDING KMEM 36C. EMERGENCY DECLARED. REMOVED AND REPLACED GREEN RESERVOIR HYDRAULIC QUANTITY TRANSMITTER.