Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 13, 2003
Submitted
August 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N658AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1110
Aircraft time
14,061 hours, 5,397 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
114079017
Part serial
4899
Condition
Bypassing
Location
Mlg
Part time
14,061 hours, 5,395 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

EN ROUTE, CREW OBSERVED A GREEN HYD SYS OVERHEAT MESSAGE ON ECAM & PROCEEDED WITH ECAM ACTIONS. FLT RETURNED TO PHX WHERE MX PERFORMED A GREEN HYD SYS INTERNAL LEAKAGE TEST IAW TSM 29-00-00-280-001. MAINT DISCOVERED MLG SELECTOR VALVE BYPASSING HEAVILY & PROCEEDED TO REMOVE & REPLACE MLG SELECTOR VALVE & MLG DOOR SELECTOR VALVE IAW AMM 32-31-34, AMM 32-31-12 & AMM 32-31-00. LEAK & OPERATIONAL TESTS GOOD. VENDORS PRE-TEST OF MLG SELECTOR VALVE CONFIRMED FAILURE OF UNIT FOR EXTERNAL LEAKAGE, RESEALED UNIT PER CMM 32-31-34, VENDORS PRE-TEST OF MLGDOOR SELECTOR VALVE P/N 114079016, S/N CWDD-DH 48-99 ALSO CONFIRMED FAILURE OF UNIT FOR INTERNAL LEAKAGE. UNIT REPAIRED IAW CMM 32-31-34 BY REPLACING 2 EACH PISTON SEA

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