Service difficulty report · Pump · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
August 17, 2006
Submitted
August 18, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N624AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
055
Aircraft time
53,972 hours, 24,333 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
4205400
Part serial
6089
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
394 hours, 174 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, 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 - EL - FLT - 057 - WHILE EN ROUTE TO PHX, THE CREW DISCOVERED THAT THE GREEN HYDRAULIC SYSTEM QUANTITY WAS INDICATING ZERO. INBOUND TO PHX THE CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. THE PASSENGERS DID NOT BRACE. THE LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXAMINED THE BRAKES AND NO DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED FROM THE RUNWAY TO THE GATE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE NR 1 ENGINE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE NR 1 ENGINE DRIVEN HYDRAULIC PUMP WAS LEAKING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 1 EDP. OPERATIONAL/LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD. THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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