Service difficulty report · Sensor · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
April 6, 2002
Submitted
April 23, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N635AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
092
Aircraft time
38,755 hours, 17,997 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
C60AA0062
Part serial
0203
Condition
Failed
Location
Hyd System
Part time
38,766 hours, 18,000 cycles
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

EN ROUTE FROM PHX A WARNING FOR GREEN HYD SYS LOW LEVEL APPEARED ON ECAM. FLT CREW REQUESTED EMERGENCY EQUIP STANDBY AT LANDING, ACFT LANDED WITHOUT EVENT. MX REPLACED THE GREEN HYD SYS LOW LEVEL SENSOR. REPLACED WAS THE GREEN HYD SYS DRAIN VALVE, AND THE QTY TRANSMITTER GAUGE. LEAK & OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. VENDOR BENCH TEST & DISASSEMBLY OF LOW LEVEL SWITCH S/N 203 FAILED LEAKAGE AND INSULATION TEST FINDING SKYDROL SATURATION DAMAGE TO THE CONNECTOR AND DRIPSTICK. CONNECTOR, DRIPSTICK, AND CONNECTOR SCREWS WERE ALL REPLACED. SWITCH WAS REPAIRED AND MODIFIED BUILD STANDARD.

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