Service difficulty report · Wire · Airbus A310

Difficulty date
May 10, 2003
Submitted
May 13, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N419FE
Make and model
Airbus A310
Aircraft serial
345
Aircraft time
36,103 hours, 16,865 cycles
Part
Wire
Condition
Loose
Location
Terminal Block
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, W
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER LEVEL OFF AT CRUISE AT FL350, CABIN RATE ECAM WARNING ILLUMINATED. FOLLOWED ECAM STEPS AND QRH PROCEDURES. WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL CABIN ALTITUDE. WHILE LEVEL AND IN MANUAL PRESSURIZATION, CABIN ALT STABILIZED AT 14,900 FT. WITH ALL OUTFLOW VALVES CLOSED. EQUIPMENT COOLING LOW FLOW ILLUMINATED. ECAM ASKED FOR EXTRACT OVERBOARD WHICH INCREASED CABIN ALTITUDE. RETURNED TO SUBIC. CHD GROUND AT PIN 13A AND 13B OF CABIN PRESSURE CTRL 105HM AND 106HM, FOUND BOTH 13A OF 105HM AND 106HM, BLOCK 158VT NR 10 PIN -J- AND NR 1 PIN -B- LOOSE. FIXED AND SECURED TERMINAL BLOCKS PER SMP FOR PRECAUTIONARY. REMOVED AND REPLACED 159GB AND 60GB RELAY SYS 1 AND 2.

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