Service difficulty report · Packing · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
October 7, 2010
Submitted
October 14, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N637AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
99
Aircraft time
65,697 hours, 29,135 cycles
Part
Packing
Part number
NAS161216
Condition
Failed
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

FLT 5 -EMERGENCY LANDING- CREW REPORTED YELLOW HYDRAULIC RESERVOIR LOW LEVEL WARNING - FOLLOWED ECAM PROCEDURES AND TURNED OFF YELLOW ENGINE 2 HYDRAULIC PUMP - YELLOW SYSTEM SHOWED ZERO. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, CREW REPORTED GREEN SYSTEM WAS OVERHEATING - DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO MCI. MAINTENANCE FOUND YELLOW HYDRAULIC MANIFOLD ASSEMBLY WITH BLOWN PACKING AT UNION - REPLACED PACKING AND SERVICED YELLOW SYSTEM.

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