Service difficulty report · Solenoid Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 4, 2002
Submitted
October 2, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N649AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
803
Aircraft time
17,195 hours, 6,655 cycles
Part
Solenoid Valve
Part number
S4340161001
Part serial
1083
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hyd System
Part time
17,193 hours, 6,654 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PHX - AIR TURNBACK - FLT 0081 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM PHX EN ROUTE TO BWI DURING CLIMB ECAM INDICATED LOSS OF YELLOW HYDRAULIC PRESSURE AND FLUID. AIRCRAFT TURNED BACK TO PHX. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE 3150GP HYDRAULIC SOLENOID VALVE LEAKING AND REPLACED VALVE IAW 29-19-51-401. SERVICED YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM, PERFORMED ENGINE RUN, OPERATED BOTH HYDRAULIC SYSTEMS, LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. VENDOR TEARDOWN OF 3-2 WAY VALVE FOUND A DAMAGED SEAL ON THE PISTON CONFIRMING FAILURE OF UNIT. REPLACED SEALS, O-RINGS, PACKINGS, AND BACK-UP RINGS, RE-CERTIFIED UNIT IAW CMM 29-10-14.

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