Service difficulty report · Pump · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 18, 2025
Submitted
August 19, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N661AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1284
Aircraft time
80,221 hours, 33,865 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
974540
Part serial
MX631706
Condition
Faulted
Location
Hyd Sys
Part time
76,137 hours, 31,839 cycles
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: "F/CTL SPLR FAULT" AT FL360. F/CTL PAGE DISPLAYED SPOILER 3 ON RIGHT WING DEPLOYED. CABIN CREW VERIFIED A PANEL WAS DEPLOYED. AFTER CHECKING AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER, THEY BELIEVED ALL PANELS TO BE DOWN. DECISION MADE TO DIVERT TO LIT, NO EMERGENCY DECLARED AND AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE BLUE SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PUMP, OPS CHECK GOOD, NO LEAKS NOTED IAW AMM 29-12-51.

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