Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Airbus A310

Difficulty date
August 6, 2004
Submitted
August 16, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N415FE
Make and model
Airbus A310
Aircraft serial
349
Aircraft time
40,899 hours, 17,114 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680A3
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
81001C010300
Part serial
1045
Condition
Inoperative
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

PDIS 415 21-30 0007170 FWD NR 1 OUTFLOW VALVE STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION (AMBERARROW ON ECAM). NR 1 PRESS REGULATOR IN USE-ECAM SHOWED 0 V/S AND CABIN ALT. AT 260 FT. WHEN SWITCHED TO NR 2 REG. ECAM SHOWED ACTUAL V/S MATCHED A/C CLIMB RATE AND CABIN ALT. EQUALED A/C ALT. NO ECAM IND. THAT OUTFLOW VALVE FAULTED MEL 06AUG04 03:36 BOS R ACN RELEASED FOR SERVICE IAW MEL/CDL: 21-31-04-02-A CATEGORY: C , FACT 09AUG04 20:41 GSO R, REMOVED AND REPLACED REPLACEMENT VLV FOR NR 1 FWD POSITION IAW MM 21-31-12-4-01. TEST NORMAL. (MEL 21-31-04-02-A: OUTFLOW VALVE(S) (IDENTIFY)FWD NR 1, INOP. VALVES DEACTIVATED IN CLOSED POSITION PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION CHECK IAW MM 21-31-00-5-01.

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