Service difficulty report · Hydraulic System · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 23, 2006
Submitted
August 29, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N472UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1435
Aircraft time
18,239 hours, 7,596 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Hydraulic System
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Yellow Sys
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RETURN TO FIELD DUE TO LOSS OF YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. YELLOW SYSTEM PRESS AND QUANTITY ARE NORMAL FROM BOTH THE EDP AND THE PTU. REPLACED YELLOW SYSTEM TRANSDUCER AND SWITCH-TEMPERATURE [P/N TM113-1]. REPLACED THE YELLOW SYSTEM ELECTRIC HP CHECK VALVE [P/N 326705] AND DUE TO POST FLIGHT REPORT FAULTS REPLACED LOW PRESSURE SWITCH [P/N 50-2-3100-00]. OPS CHECKS OK DURING RUNS. DUE TO YELLOW SYSTEM OVERHEAT HP FILTER ELEMENT CHECKED FOR CONTAMINATION. NONE FOUND. ORIGINAL FILTER ELEMENT REINSTALLED. SHOP FINDING-TM113-1 TESTED NFF.

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