Service difficulty report · Pump · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 5, 2003
Submitted
August 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N658AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1110
Aircraft time
13,997 hours, 5,376 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
887673
Part serial
1108
Condition
Faulty
Location
Hyd Sys
Part time
13,992 hours, 5,372 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

PHX - EMERGENCY LANDING - FLT 0614 - AFTER TAKEOFF PHX EN ROUTE FOR ATL, PILOT REPORTED THAT A GREEN RESERVOIR OVERHEAT ECAM MESSAGE APPEARED. PILOT FOLLOWED ECAM DIRECTIONS, HOWEVER WAS UNABLE TO RESTORE GREEN SYSTEM PRESSURE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED NO. 1 ENGINE GREEN SYSTEM ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP PER AMM 29-11-51-401. OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECK WAS FOUND TO BE GOOD. VENDOR TEARDOWN OF HYDRAULIC PUMP S/N MX611108 COULD NOT VERIFY REASON FOR REMOVAL. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS THAT PUMP CAUSED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE. UNIT WAS FOUND TO HAVE WORN SEALS, AND ALSO REQUIRED LAPPING OF PISTONS, WEAR PLATE, AND CYLINDER BLOCK DUE TO NORMAL SCORING, ALL CLEARANCES WERE WITHIN LIMITS.

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