Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
March 23, 2003
Submitted
March 24, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N626AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
65
Aircraft time
43,385 hours, 19,658 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Green Hyd Sys
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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 TO PDX APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS INTO FLIGHT RECEIVED A GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM RESERVOIR LOW LEVEL ECAM MESSAGE, FOLLOWED BY A NR 1 ENGINE GREEN SYSTEM HYDRAULIC PUMP LOW PRESSURE. FOLLOWED ECAM PROCEDURES AND SHUTDOWN THE POWER TRANSFER UNIT AND GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM PUMP UNTIL ON FINAL APPROACH. DECLARED EMERGENCY, GREEN HYDRAULICS SYSTEM WORKED FINE ON LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE LEAK MEASUREMENT SELECTOR VALVE LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED LEAK MEASUREMENT SELECTOR VALVE. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECK GOOD IAW AMM 29-19-41-401.

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