Service difficulty report · Selector Valve · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
July 1, 2025
Submitted
July 1, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N330NW
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft serial
307
Aircraft time
90,314 hours, 42,281 cycles
Part
Selector Valve
Part number
S4340090001
Part serial
5442
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 800
Part time
68,494 hours, 14,716 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
L, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT GEAR RETRACTION IN MSP AND IND, HAD A STRONGER THAN NORMAL VIBRATION & NOISE, AS WELL AS AN ODOR THAT LASTED ABOUT 10 SECS. NO OTHER ABNORMALIES NOTED. REPLACED LT & RT NOSE WHEEL ASSYS IAW AMM 32-42. PERFORMED AMDS CARD 0550-2002 UP TO STEP 18 DECISION TREE IS APU HIGHEST THEN LT PACK. PERFORMED AMDS CARDS 4900-2001 AND 4916-2001 DUE TO APU INLET DIRTY. NO LEAKS NOTED AFTER APU RUN. FOUND FWD CARGO DOOR SELECTOR VALVE LEAKING. R & R SAME IAW AMM 52-36. NOTED HYD PTU LEAKING. BELLY OF A/C DIRTY FROM FWD CARGO TO APU COMPART EXTREMELY DIRTY, CLEANED BELLY IAW AMM 12-21. R & R LT & RT REC FILTERS IAW AMM 21-21. PERFORMED LEVEL A DECONTAMINATION WORKCARD 2100-2007. SMELL STILL PRESENT. PERFORMED AMDS 0550-2001. SUBMITTED SNIFFER TEST RESULTS TO MCC FOR FURTHER REVIEW. NO SMELL NOTED.

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