Service difficulty report · O-Ring · Airbus A330323

Difficulty date
February 10, 2011
Submitted
February 11, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N270AY
Make and model
Airbus A330323
Aircraft serial
0315
Part
O-Ring
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
G, H, A

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

What was found

FLT 9465 - MAINTENANCE TEST FLT FROM CWF TO CWF. DURING CLIMB, FROM APPROXIMATELY 4,000 TO 8,000 FEET, THE COCKPIT FILLED WITH FUMES. THE CREW DONNED THE OXYGEN MASKS, PERFORMED QRH TASKS TO SHUT OFF THE PACKS, AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD CWF AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED PACKS ONE AND TWO, APU, AC, FWD AIR DIST & BULK BAYS. NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED THE HYDRAULIC FLUID SEPARATORS. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE NR 2 PRECOOLER & REPLACED THE BLUE BOWL MANIFOLD O-RINGS. SERVICED THE GREEN SYSTEM RESERVOIR. PERFORMED LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS. NO FAULTS NOTED.

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