Service difficulty report · Ptu · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 4, 2022
Submitted
May 4, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N483UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1586
Aircraft time
63,084 hours, 27,402 cycles
Part
Ptu
Part number
410100211
Part serial
1585
Condition
Failed
Location
Ww
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

G RSVR OVHT DISPLAYED ON UPPER ECAM SCREEN. - HYD SEE PREVIOUS HISTORY CASE DRAIN FILTER (1084GM). UNLOCKED FOR UPDATE T/S REF TSM 29-11-00-810-802-A. AFTER RUNNING GREEN HYD SYSTEM, FOUND THE PTU EXTREMELY HOT. 40GA, 41GA AND 49GA WERE COOL TO THE TOUCH. SUSPECT PTU IS BYPASSING INTERNALLY. NEED TO REPLACE PTU, LP FILTER (1002GM) HP FILTER (1048GM) AND REMOVED AND REPLACED ABOVE MENTIONED FILTER ELEMENTS WITH NO 29-23-41-400-001-A. CONTAMINATION NOTED, REF AMM 29-11-41, 44 AND 45. REMOVED AND ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1837870 SN OFF 1585 REPLACED HYDRAULIC PTU AND PERFORMED ADJ/TEST, OPS CHECK GOOD WITH NO LEAKS NOTED OF PTU OR FILTERS, REF AMM UNIT, TRANSFER OFF 31-2920-9-0001 1585 ON 31-2920-9-0001 0620

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