Service difficulty report · Tube · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 4, 2011
Submitted
September 6, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N466UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1343
Aircraft time
37,212 hours, 14,285 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Tube
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

BLUE HYD SYSTEM - FOUND HYD MOTOR LEAKING IN FWD LT SIDE OF WHEEL WELL LEAKING FLUID. FOUND BLUE RESERVOIR EMPTY. SLAT POWER CONTROL UNIT LEFT HYDRAULIC MOTOR LEAKING AT OUTBD AFT TRANSFER TUBE. REPLACED HYDRAULIC MOTOR. NO HELP, STILL LEAKING AT OTBD AFT TRANSFER TUBE. OTBD AFT TRANSFER TUBE IS CRACKED AT 6 O'CLOCK. ON ORDER OSTF #J6093. RMV'D HYD MOTOR AND VALVE BLOCK ASSY TO GAIN ACCESS ON REPLACEMENT OF THE CRACK TRANSFER TUBE. RMV'D & REPLACED CRACKED TRANSFER TUBE, REINSTALLED HYD MOTOR & VLV BLOCK ASSEMBLY. OPS CHECKED GOOD, NO LEAKS NOTED.

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