Service difficulty report · Switch · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 20, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
470
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Switch
Condition
Failed
Location
Green Hyd Syst
Component
C60AA0062
Stage of operation
LD
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

GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM RESERVOIR INDICATED LOW FOLLOWED BY ECAM ALERT, SYSTEM GREEN PRESSURE LOW. CREW FOLLOWED ECAM PROCEDURES FOR LANDING WITH MANUAL GEAR EXTENSION ACCOMPLISHED. *S/D* FAILED LOW LEVEL SWITCH GENERATED ECAM MESSAGE. CREW PROCEDURE IS TO SHUT OFF HYDRAULIC PUMP. THIS ACTION GENERATED A LOW PRESSURE MESSAGE AND THE NEED TO GRAVITY EXTEND GEAR. SWITCH WAS REPLACED AND OPERATIONALLY CHECKED NORMAL.

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