Service difficulty report · Ptu · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
June 12, 2023
Submitted
June 14, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N106NN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5932
Aircraft time
31,972 hours, 6,557 cycles
Part
Ptu
Part number
41010029
Part serial
1114
Condition
Overheated
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
66,354 hours, 28,452 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO LAX. AT FL250 GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM RESERVOIR OVERHEAT ECAM MESSAGE FOLLOWED BY A GREEN HYDRAULIC ENGINE #1 PUMP LOW PRESSURE ECAM MESSAGE. FLIGHT CREW FOLLOWED ECAM PROCEDURE FOR GEAR EXTENSION AND RECOVERED THE GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOR LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT LAX. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED TSM 29-11-00 AND FOUND THE POWER TRANSFER UNT (PTU) WAS OVERHEATING AND KNOCKING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE POWER TRANSFER UNIT (PTU) PER AMM 29-23-41 AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK / OPERATIONAL CHECK.

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