Service difficulty report · Pump · Airbus A320233

Difficulty date
March 4, 2020
Submitted
March 7, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N493TA
Make and model
Airbus A320233
Aircraft serial
2917
Aircraft time
49,213 hours, 19,903 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527EA5
Engine time
50,751 hours, 20,894 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
979540
Part serial
MX643916
Condition
Damaged
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Part time
12,953 hours, 8,899 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

DDURING FLIGHT FROM SAL TO SFO THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MEX DUE TO PILOT REPORT BLUE PUMP OVERHEAT AND BLUE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS LOST AND ECAM WARNING MESSAGE CAME ON, THEN WHEN THE FAULT LIGHT WENT OFF THE BLUE HYD SYSTEM WAS RECOVERED, IN ACCORDANCE WITH TSM 29-12-00-810-806-A WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED BLUE ELECTRIC PUMP AS PER AMM TASK 29-12-51-000-001-A AND TASK 29-12-51-400-001-A, ADDITIONAL WAS PERFORMED BLEEDING PROCEDURES OF THE BLUE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM OF THE BLUE E-PUMP AS PER AMM REF. AMM TASK 29-00-00-870-008 AND AMM TASK 29-00-00-870-009. OPERATIONAL TEST SATISFACTORY AS PER AMM SUB TASK 29-12-51-710-050-A. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION.

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