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Service difficulty report · Swivel Fitting · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date: July 7, 2013
Submitted: July 10, 2013
Operation: Air carrier
Aircraft: N663JB
Make and model: Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial: 3287
Aircraft time: 23,240 hours, 8,279 cycles
System (JASC): 2910 · Hydraulic System, Main
Part: Swivel Fitting
Part number: AE84760Z
Part serial: JB6359
Condition: Failed
Location: Hyd System
Part time: 23,240 hours, 8,779 cycles
Stage of operation: CL
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

AIR RETURN, AFTER TAKEOFF ON GEAR RETRACTION, GREEN HYD SYS WENT TO ZERO. ACFT ARRIVED AT GATE, FOUND BOTH MLG DOORS DOWN, AND LT MLG DOOR, HYD ACTUATOR, AFT FITTING SEPARATED FROM SWIVEL BODY AND LEAKING HYD FLUID. R & R GEAR DOOR SWIVEL FITTING IAW AMM 32-31-38. LEAK CHECKS GOOD.

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