Service difficulty report · Controller · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
October 26, 2007
Submitted
October 30, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N662FE
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
761
Aircraft time
16,950 hours, 9,176 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
82010C051100
Part serial
765
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
12,052 hours, 370 cycles
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

AT FL 330 CABIN V/S CONSTANTLY AT 150 CLIMB, FWD OUTFLOW VALVE SHOWED NEARLY OPEN SYS 1 REG FAULTED. SYS 2 TOOK OVER AS NECESSARY BUT CABIN V/S INCREASED TO 200FPM, THEN SELECTED MANUAL BUT OUTFLOW VALVE WOULD NOT CLOSE. ELECTED TO MAKE PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN PHX AS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CABIN ALT BELOW 10,000FT. FOLLOWED ALL ECAM AND QRH PROCEDURE ACN RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL/CDL: 21-31-02-A CATEGORY: C EXPIRATION: 05NOV07 , FLT CONTINUED TO MEM AND IS INWORK: REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 CABIN CONTROLLER AND AFT OUTFLOW VALVE (21-30/9624). TEST SYSTEM 21-31-00-5.

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