Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
November 15, 2017
Submitted
December 12, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N523VA
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
3181
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Low
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON 11/15/2017 THE FLIGHT CREW OF AIRCRAFT N523VA AN A319-112 WITH 33336 FH AND 12557 FC OPERATING VX HAD THE FOLLOWING WRITE-UP INBOUND INTO SFO: HYD B SYS LO PR IN FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT CREW DECLARED A PRECAUTIONARY EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. UPON TROUBLESHOOTING THE SFO TECHNICIANS DISCOVERED THE BLUE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FLUID QUANTITY LOW WITH NO EVIDENCE OF EXTERNAL LEAKS. THE BLUE HYDRAULIC WAS SERVICED TO FULL AND THE SYSTEM WAS LEAKED CHECKED WITHOUT ANY FINDINGS. A FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLI8GHT WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITHOUT ANY FINDINGS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR`S RECORDS, ALL AIRWORTHINESS DIRECTIVES, SERVICE BULLETINS, STC`S AND PMA`S ARE IN FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE TYPE DESIGN CERTIFICATE AND ASSOCIATED REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS.

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