Service difficulty report · Bypass Valve · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
March 18, 2016
Submitted
March 22, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N117UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1224
Aircraft time
48,474 hours, 22,620 cycles
Part
Bypass Valve
Part number
114087005
Part serial
CWDDDH65599
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 800
Part time
48,473 hours, 22,619 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

RETURNED, ACFT WAS GNDED, DURING CLIMB THE FLIGHT CREW GOT AN ECAM MSG, HYD G RSVR LOW LVL, & TURNED OFF ENG 1 HYD PUMP PB IAW ECAM PROCEDURE. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMER & RETURNED WHERE THE ACFT LANDED SAFELY & WAS TOWED BACK TO THE GATE, DUE TO NO NOSE WHEEL STEERING. FOUND THE RT MLG DOOR BYPASS VLV LEAKING & REPLACED IT IAW AMM 32-00-00-860-003-A. SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE ACCOMPLISHED IAW AMM 29-00-00-280-006.

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