Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
September 15, 2021
Submitted
September 16, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N581UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6152
Aircraft time
23,390 hours, 9,173 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hyd System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AIRCRAFT LOST YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM DURING FLIGHT, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT DFW WHERE IT WAS TOWED TO THE GATE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND THERE WAS NO HYDRAULIC FLUID IN THE SYSTEM, ADDED ONE GALLON IN FOR TROUBLESHOOTING AND FOUND THE #2 ENGINE YELLOW SYSTEM PUMP PRESSURE SWITCH CRACKED AND LEAKING. REPLACED PRESSURE SWITCH , SERVICED THE YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 12-12-29 AND AMM 29-19-17.

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