Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 23, 2026
Submitted
April 27, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N444UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
824
Aircraft time
84,114 hours, 35,615 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
S4340092003
Part serial
1313
Condition
Cracked
Location
Hyd Sys
Part time
84,978 hours, 33,768 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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

HYD Y RSVR LO LVL ECAMAFTER TAKEOFF DURING INSPECTION OF YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FOUND CRACKED YELLOW PTU MANIFOLD. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE PTU SOLENOID VALVE (3012GL) REF AMM: 29-23-51-400-002-A. COMPLETED INSTALL UP TO AND INCLUDING STEP 4. B. OPS TEST STILL NEEDED. REPLACED DUE TO LOW PRESSURE AFTER YELLOW HYDRAULIC MANIFOLD REPLACEMENT. SUSPECT INTERNAL FAULT REF. 29-23-51-400-002-A.

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