Service difficulty report · Line · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 30, 2015
Submitted
August 3, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N604NK
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
4431
Aircraft time
19,966 hours, 9,217 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Part time
31,545 hours, 15,016 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K, A
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT MAIN GEAR FIRE DUE TO HYDRAULIC LEAK FROM NR 2 BRAKE. NR 1 AND NR 2 TIRE SUSTAINED HEAT DAMAGE. LOWER GEAR TRUCK LINK AND HYD LINES WERE DAMAGED FROM NR 1 TIRE BURST. DETERMINED FLUID TO BE FROM FITTING ON BRAKE ASSY THAT CONNECTED TO QUICK DISCONNECT. LEAK WAS FROM BASE OF FITTING TO BRAKE ASSEMBLY. NR 1 AND NR 2 TIRE CAUGHT ON FIRE. NR 1 TIRE BLEW OUT AND CAUSED DAMAGED TO SLAVE LINK AND LOWER OF GEAR TRUCK. MINOR HEAT DAMGE DONE TO LOWER END OF LEG DOOR. NO OTHER DAMAGE FOUND. REPLACED ALL PARTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE DAMAGED AREA. ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS FOR AFFECTED AREAS WERE PERFORMED. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. REF LP 42622-01 THROUGH 42640-01.

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