Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
June 16, 2005
Submitted
June 20, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N672FE
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
779
Aircraft time
12,092 hours, 6,471 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Stuck
Location
Avi Cooling
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

AFTER PUSHBACK AND BOTH ENGINES STARTED EQUIPMENT COOLING OVERBOARD VALVE FAULTED. FOLLOWED ECAM WHICH WAS TO TURN IT OFF. CHECK MEL-NOT FLAGGED ITEM. OVERBOARD VALVE WAS NOT USED BOTH PACKS OPERATING NORMALLY, CONTINUED FLIGHT. AFTER T/O, AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT HOLD PRESSERIZATION. TRIED MANUAL PRESSURIZATION, NO HELP. TRIED TO SLOW CLIMB, NO HELP. RETURNED TO IND, GOC TO MEM, NO PROBLEMS. AVI COOLING EXTRACTION VALVE IS STUCK FULL OPEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED OVERBOARD EXTRACT VALVE PER AMM 21-23-13-4, OPS CHECK GOOD.

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