Service difficulty report · Switch · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
March 25, 2018
Submitted
March 29, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N109UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1065
Aircraft time
55,872 hours, 26,503 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Faulty
Location
Hyd System
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

WHILE IN FLIGHT GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PUMP OVERHEAT INDICATION NOTED. TURNED PTU OFF PERFORMED GREEN PUMP OFF PROCEDURE TURNING GREEN PUMP ON DURING FINAL APPROACH. NORMAL GEAR EXTENDED AND NOSE STEERING WITH NO SUBSEQUENT OVERHEAT INDICATIONS FOR 20 MIN OPERATIONS. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. FOUND THE TEMPERATURE SWITCH 1381G FAULTY. REPLACED THE TEMPERATURE SWITCH IAW AMM 29-33-11.

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