Service difficulty report · Pump · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
June 10, 2004
Submitted
June 11, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820SC
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial
154
Aircraft time
49,035 hours, 20,720 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
40157
Part serial
AH8651
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
DE
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

DURING DESCENT GREEN SYSTEM LEVEL LOW LIGHT ILLUMINATED, PERFORMED CHECK LIST AND PERFORMED ABNORMAL CHECK LIST DUE TO LOSS OF SYSTEM HYDRAULICS. BOTH HYDRAULIC PUMPS WERE PLACED TO DUMP PRIOR TO TOTAL FLUID LOSS. AIRCRAFT LANDED NORMAL. AFTER LANDING NOSE STEERING WOULD NOT RESPOND DUE TO HYDRAULIC LOSS. DETERMINED FLUID LOSE DUE TO NR 1 GREEN ELECTRIC PUMP CASE LEAK. REMOVED AND REPLACED PUMP. LEAK AND OP'S CHECK NORMAL IAW MM 29-21-11. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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