Service difficulty report · Controller · Airbus A310

Difficulty date
June 8, 2002
Submitted
June 12, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N412FE
Make and model
Airbus A310
Aircraft serial
360
Aircraft time
29,579 hours, 16,259 cycles
Part
Controller
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
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

AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. NR 1 FWD AND AFT OUTFLOW VALVE INDICATED FULL OPEN. PERFORMED FUNCTIONAL CHECK OF NR 1 AND NR 2 PRESSURIZATION CONTROLLERS. NR 1 SYSTEM CONTROLLER CONTINUOUSLY SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT AT AN ELEVATION OF 400 FT WHEN IT SHOULD READ APPROX 620'. SWAPPED CONTROLLERS AND PROBLEM FOLLOWED. PUT NEW CONTROL FROM STOCK IN NR 1POSITION BUT IT WAS BAD FROM STOCK. PUT OLD ONE BACK IN POS NR 1. NEW CONTROLLER ON ORDER. REMOVED AND REPLACED RELAYS 159GB AND 144GB PER STANDARD MX PRACTICES.

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