Service difficulty report · Ptu · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
July 20, 2011
Submitted
July 21, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N105UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
868
Aircraft time
33,139 hours, 19,735 cycles
Part
Ptu
Part number
974014
Part serial
MX550451
Condition
Leaking
Location
Hydraulic Sys
Part time
39,447 hours, 18,188 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CAPTAIN REPORTED GREEN SYSTEM LOSS IN CRUISE. FLUID QUANTITY WENT TO "0". AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO FIELD AND WAS TOWED TO GATE DUE TO LACK OF NOSEWHEEL STEERING. MAINTENANCE FOUND PTU CASE DRAIN LEAKING. REMOVED AND REPLACED POWER TRANSFER UNIT IAW AIRBUS MAINTENANCE MANUAL 29-23-41-400.

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