Service difficulty report · Ptu · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
June 3, 2011
Submitted
June 7, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N103US
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
861
Part
Ptu
Part number
971600
Part serial
MX617737
Condition
Defective
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Part time
15,090 hours, 8,304 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

PHL-DEN - EMERGENCY LANDING - WHILE EN ROUTE PHL-DEN, CREW RECEIVED YELLOW HYDRAULIC SYSTEM LOW PRESSURE AND LOW QUANTITY CAUSED BY PTU RUNNING CONTINUOUSLY. YELLOW QUANTITY DROPPED TO ZERO, CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO PIT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE HYDRAULIC POWER TRANSFER UNIT IAW AIRBUS MAINTENANCE MANUAL 29-23-41.

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