Service difficulty report · Pump · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 4, 2024
Submitted
September 6, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N446UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
834
Aircraft time
79,113 hours, 32,965 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
3031863001
Part serial
MX699514
Condition
Faulty
Location
Hyd System
Part time
782,352 hours, 734,985 cycles
Stage of operation
UK
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

HYD Y RSVR LOW LEVEL ECAM - TOMC ITEM LOCKED TO CONFIRM FINDINGS. FOUND Y RSVR EMPTY, SERVICED Y HYD SYSTEM TASK 12-12-29-611-001-A, TURNED YELLOW ELECTRIC PUMP ON, PRESSURE IS LOW AND GREEN PRESURE DROPS AND FLUCTUATES. REF TSM 29-13-00-810-801-A ENG PUMP POSSIBLE CAVITATION CONDITION CHECK REQUIRED REF. AMM 29-00-00-280-00. DURING LEAK CHECKS, PTU WOULD NOT PRODUCE MORE THAN 2000 PSI GREEN PRESSURE AND MADE NON STANDARD HORRIBLE NOISES. R&R PTU REF AMM 29-23-41-400-001-A UP TO STEP 4.(D). BLEED, OPERATIONAL & LEAK CHECK STILL REQUIRED. ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1546827 SN OFF 1043 IPC REFERENCE # 29-23-03-01C UNIT, TRANSFER OFF 31-2920-9-0001 1043 ON 31-2920-9-0001 0346 COMPLETED INSTALLATION OF THE GREEN AND YELLOW POWER TRANSFER UNIT (PTU) REFERENCE AMM TASK 29-23-41-400-001-A. OPS AND LEAK CK GOOD FOLLOWING AMM 29-00-00-280-006-A01 FOR POSSIBLE CAVITATION CONDITION. REPLACED CASE DRAIN FILTER ENG 2 REF AMM 29-11-43-610-010-A . REQUIRES LEAK CK. AND REPLACED ENGINE HYD PUMP REF AMM 29-13-51 UP TO STEP 4.F WITH EXCEPTION OF TORQUE ON SELF-SEALING COUPLING(17) PARTS INFO ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1562037 SN OFF 9514 PUMP, HYDRAULIC OFF 99-2911-9-0007 9514 ON 99-2911-9-0007 6958 ITCOMPLETED INSTALL OF #2 ENG EDP HYDRAULIC PUMP REF AMM 29-13-51-400-010-A, FROM STEP 4.G. PERFORMED DRY MOTOR LEAK CHECK AND OPS CHECK OF ENG 2 FIRE SHUTOFF VALVES REF STEP 5.A.4, NO LEAKS DETECTED. PTU OPERATES NORMALLY.

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