Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
August 20, 2023
Submitted
August 21, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N676FE
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
790
Aircraft time
33,642 hours, 19,111 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
647520261
Condition
Failed
Location
Unknown
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J, K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PDIS 676 29-01 2402 19AUG23 MEM OPEN U GREEN HYD RSVR LO LEVEL ECAM MESSAGE IN CRUISE. COMPLIED WITH ECAM AND QRH PROCEDURES. DIVERTED TO MEM. GREEN HYD QUANTITY GAUGE SHOWED APPROXIMATELY 2 NEEDLE WIDTHS LOW FROM HAT. GAP GREW TO 4 NEEDLE WIDTHS DURING DESCENT. INSPECTED HYD SYSTEM FOR LEAKS WITH NO LEAKS NOTED AT THIS TIME. FOUND THE GREEN HYD RESERVOUIR TO BE OVER SERVICED BY TWO GALLONS. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE GREEN HYD RESERVOIR QTY TRANSMITTER REF AMM 29-31-11-04. OPS AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED HYD RESERVOIR SYSTEM LEAKAGE TEST REF AMM 29-14-00-05. CHANGED RESERVOIR PRESSURIZATION FILTER HOUSING ASSY DUE TO SUSPECTED LEAK. NO LEAKS FOUND IN SYSTEM. LET THE AIRCRAFT SIT FOR 4 HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER, READINGS HAVE NOT CHANGED FOR GREEN SYSTEM RESERVOIR(6.5 GALLONS FOR RESIGREEN SYSTEM AND HOLDING AT 52 PSI ON THE GREEN SYSTEM). RAN THE #1 AND #2 ENGINES FOR 30 MINUTES ALONG WITH RUNNUNG THE FLIGHT CONTROLS THRU WITH NO FAULTS NOTED AND THE GREEN SYSTEM HAS NOT FLUCUATED OR CHANGED.