Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
May 14, 2004
Submitted
May 25, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N824UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
965
Aircraft time
18,255 hours, 6,930 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Pressure Switch
Condition
Failed
Location
Green Hyd Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

LANDED UNDER AMBER ALERT DUE TO GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOW PRESSURE MESSAGE. THE SAME MESSAGE CAUSED DIVERSION OF NEXT FLIGHT DUE TO EN ROUTE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND TRADEWINDS AT PLANNED DESTINATION. HYDRAULIC PUMP PRESSURE SWITCH FAILED. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP PRESSURE SWITCH. RAN BOTH ENGINES FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND OPERATION OF NR 1 ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS NORMAL.

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