Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 21, 2003
Submitted
August 22, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N664AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1621
Aircraft time
6,397 hours, 2,430 cycles
Part
Seal
Part number
508010250952018
Condition
Torn
Location
Selector Valve
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
C
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

DURING CLIMB OUT OF LAS EN ROUTE FOR BWI RECEIVED ECAM WARNING FOR GREEN HYD SYS LOW PRESSURE. TURNED OFF GREEN HYDRAULIC PUMP AND TURNED ON POWER TRANSFER UNIT, THEN RECEIVED ECAM MESSAGE FOR LOW GREEN HYDRAULIC QUANTITY WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY A YELLOW HYDRAULIC OVERHEAT MESSAGE. TURNED BACK TO LAS AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED GREEN HYDRAULIC PUMP CASE DRAIN FILTER FOR CONTAMINATION, FILTER WAS CLEAN. PRESSURIZED HYDRAULIC SYSTEM AND FOUND FLUID LEAKING FROM LANDING GEAR DOOR SELECTOR VALVE (41GA). REMOVED VALVE AND FOUND THE SEAL DAMAGED WHERE VALVE MOUNTS TO MANIFOLD, REPLACED 4 EACH SEALS AND REINSTALLED SELECTOR VALVE IAW AMM 32-31-34-400-001, LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.

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