Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
May 7, 2008
Submitted
May 13, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N671FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
778
Aircraft time
16,760 hours, 8,970 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
88005B0306
Part serial
1157
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cabin Press Sys
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

CLIMBING THROUGH FL 320 RECEIVED CABIN PRESS ADVISORY. ATTEMPTED TO SLOW CABIN ALTITUDE BUT OBSERVED FWD OUTFLOW VALVE OPEN HALFWAY. ATTEMPTED CYCLING BETWEEN REG 1 AND 2 TO TRY AND GET PRESS SYSTEM TO RESPOND. SLOWED A/C CLIMB AND RECEIVED CABIN ALTITUDE ABV 10K. FOLLOWED CHECKLIST PROCEDURES AND DIVERTED TO KELP. REMOVED ACCESS PANEL IN LWR FWD CARGO PIT TO ACCESS FWD OUTFLOW VALVE. ON INSPECTION FOUND SMALL AMOUNT OF ADJACENT INSULATION BLANKET IN VALVE AND DAMAGE TO VALVES DEBRIS SCREEN. VALVE AND SCREEN ON ORDER. PART NIS ELP. REMOVED AND REPLACED FORWARD OUTFLOW CONTROL VALVE REF 21-31-12-4, OPS CK GOOD.

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