Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
January 5, 2007
Submitted
January 10, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
191
Aircraft time
32,505 hours, 28,765 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

A/C WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE IN FLIGHT ECAM INDICATES MANUAL PRESS VALVE FULL OPEN. AGREES WITH VALVE POSITION INDICATOR ON PRESSURIZATION PANEL. DIVERTED TO CLT. TROUBLE SHOT DOWN TO MANUAL PRESS VALVE 93HM. VALVE 93HM SEEMS TO BE LOCKED IN THE OPEN POSITION. REMOVED AND INSTALLED DEPRESSURIZATION VALVE 93HM AND FUNCTIONAL TEST PER MM 21-31-15-4, 21-31-00-5. MOCC REQUEST PERFORM AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZATION CHECK AFTER PERFORMED AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZATION CHECK OFF MFG 88005A0101.

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