Service difficulty report · Pump · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 8, 2007
Submitted
March 13, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N487UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1669
Aircraft time
17,316 hours, 7,573 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Pump
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
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

LANDED UNDER AMBER ALERT DUE TO LOSS OF GREEN HYDRAULIC ENGINE PUMP. [SUP 05-29-07] REPLACED ENG NR 1 HYDRAULIC PUMP AND CASE DRAIN FILTER. HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS OVERHAULED, BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF SPEC. SEVERAL FLIGHTS LATER, THE ERROR MESSAGE REOCCURRED. FURTHER FAULT TRACING DETERMINED THAT THE GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRESSURE SWITCH WAS FAULTY AND REPLACED.

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