Service difficulty report · Pipe · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
March 12, 2005
Submitted
March 21, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N264AV
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1867
Aircraft time
7,663 hours, 2,724 cycles
Part
Pipe
Part number
D2901005201300
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 413
Part time
7,663 hours, 2,724 cycles
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

CREW RECEIVED AN ECAM MESSAGE, GREEN HYD LOW PRESS. TURNED OFF PUMP & PTU. STATUS PG INDICATED LOW PRESS & NIL QTY. DIVERTED, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. ECAM GENERATED APPROACH LIST INSTRUCTS TO TURN PTU BACK ON TO TRY TO RESTORE PRESSURE, PRESSURE RESTORED. CANCELED THE EMERGENCY. FLT CREW ELECTED TO MAKE AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING & LANDED AT LESS THAN 50 FPM VERTICAL SPEED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED A LEAKING (PINHOLE) GREEN HYD RETURN LINE IN THE NR 1 ENGINE PYLON. SERVICED THE GREEN HYD SYSTEM PER AMM 12-12-00, LEAK CK'D AND OP'S CK'D THE GREEN HYD SYSTEM OK PER AMM 29-11-06. THE OVERWEIGHT LANDING WAS FOUND TO BE WITHIN ALLOWABLE LIMITS PER AMM 05-51-11. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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