Service difficulty report · Priority Valve · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
May 31, 2022
Submitted
June 1, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N768US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1389
Aircraft time
55,717 hours, 35,397 cycles
Part
Priority Valve
Part number
BHC106004
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AIRCRAFT GREEN SYSTEM SERVICED TWICE IN ONE DAY. ON CLIMB OUT OF CLT CHECKED QUANTITY WAS HALF FULL AND CONTINUED TO DECREASE. THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO PIT WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. IT WAS NOTED THAT UPON LANDING THE HYDRAULIC QUANTITY CAME UP TO 3/4 QUANTITY. NOTE NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PRIORITY VALVE 1064GM PER AMM 29-11-33. A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.

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