Service difficulty report · Line · Aerosp ATR72202

Difficulty date
January 11, 2012
Submitted
January 12, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N809FX
Make and model
Aerosp ATR72202
Aircraft serial
217
Aircraft time
28,155 hours, 29,251 cycles
Part
Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

DURING APPROACH OF FLIGHT 8324 EWR-BUF, THE PILOT REPORTED A GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM CAUTION DURING DESCENT. THE CREW FOLLOWED THE PROCEDURES IN THE QRH AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. A LEAK WAS FOUND FROM A LINE AT THE GREEN SYSTEM ACCUMULATOR. A CRACK IN THE UNION FITTING WAS FOUND. THE FITTING AND PACKING WAS REPLACED. THE SYSTEM CHECK GOOD AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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