Service difficulty report · Packing · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
July 17, 2016
Submitted
July 18, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N395HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1469
Aircraft time
12,179 hours, 1,888 cycles
Part
Packing
Condition
Damaged
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

GREEN HYD SYS LOW ILLUMINATED 45 MINS INTO FLIGHT, RESERVOIR SHOWS HALF LOW. ALL GREEN PUMPS TURNED OFF. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE STATION. FOUND HYD LEAK GREEN SYS HP MANIFOLD PLUG CAP IAW IPC29-11-03-06, FIN5102JH. REPLACED PACKING AND LEAK CHECK OK IAW AMM29-11-53-0401 AND PERFORMED INSPECTION ACFT AFTER TIRE BURST IAW AMM05-51-15-200-801A, PH 1. HARD OVERWEIGHT LANDING IAW AMM 05-51-11-200-802A FOR MCC REQUEST, AND INSP AFTER BRAKE EMERGENCY APPLICATION IAW AMM05-51-16-0601, RESULT ALL CONDITION OK, TIRE CONDITION AND BRAKE CONDITION. R & R ALL 8 MLG TIRES IAW AMM 32-41. OK FOR SERVICE.

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