Service difficulty report · Packing · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
November 19, 2015
Submitted
December 2, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N527VA
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
3417
Aircraft time
27,406 hours, 9,910 cycles
Part
Packing
Part number
NAS161216
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd Check Valve
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ACFT EXPERIENCED LOSS OF YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYS PRESSURE AND FLUID QUANTITY. THE FLIGHT CREW SECURED THE YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYS AND CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. UPON LANDING THE CREW EXPERIENCED SIGNIFICANT MLG VIBRATION AT TOUCH BEFORE THE APPLICATION OF BRAKES. TECHS DISCOVERED A FAILED PACKING AT YELLOW SYS CHECK VALVE, 3050 GM, REF IPC 29-13-06-01, AT THE NR 2 ENGINE FLUID DISCONNECT PANEL IN THE RT PYLON AREA. THE PACKING WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS THE YELLOW SYS ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP AND ASSOCIATED FILTERS. THE SYS WAS REPLENISHED AND LEAK CHECKS WERE ACCOMPLISHED. TECHS ACCOMPLISHED THE SIGNIFICANT MLG VIBRATION INSPECTION IAW AMM 05-51-31 WITH NO FINDINGS. A CATEGORY-A ACCEPTANCE FLIGHT WAS SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED. BOTH MAIN GEAR TORQUE LINKS WERE REPLACED DUE TO REQUIRED APEX PIN LUG INSPECTION. A GEAR RETRACTION TEST WAS ACCOMPLISHED AND THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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