Service difficulty report · Pump · Airbus A320*

Difficulty date
March 7, 2023
Submitted
March 14, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N170US
Make and model
Airbus A320*
Aircraft serial
1462
Aircraft time
70,084 hours, 26,840 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
3031863001
Part serial
MX729813
Condition
High Pressure
Location
Zone 400 - Nac/P
Part time
37,628 hours, 17,579 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: ON TAXI OUT AND APPLYING BRAKES, BRAKES PULSED MODERATELY. FLIGHT ATTENDANTS REPORT UNUSUAL NOISE AND KNOCKING SOUND. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR AALA202303139395: DURING A REVIEW OF THE FOQA DATA IT WAS NOTED THAT THE #1 ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS PRODUCING APROXIIMATLEY 120 PSI GREATER THAN THE AMM LIMITS AND THE #2 ENGINE DRIVE HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS PRODUCING RIGHT AROUND THE MINIMUM PRESSURE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE #1 AND #2 (AALA202303140003) ENGINE HYDRAULIC PUMPS PER AMM 29-11-51. A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED. ** (CLOSED)