Service difficulty report · Controller · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
October 18, 2008
Submitted
October 23, 2008
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N658FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
752
Aircraft time
20,482 hours, 10,879 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
6272484
Part serial
093C10046
Condition
Failed
Location
Pneumatic System
Part time
18,066 hours, 9,534 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

PASSING FL 240, BOTH PACKS FAULTED, C/W ECAM PROCEDURE. PACK WOULD NOT RESET, DESCENDED TO 10,000 FOR REMAINDER OF FLIGHT. PASSING 14,000 ON WAY BACK DOWN PACK FAULTS MAGICALLY WENT AWAY AND CABIN BEGIN TO STABILIZE PERFORMED SUCCESSFUL BITE TEST OF NR 1 AND NR 2 CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLERS, REF TSM 21-30-00. PERFORMED SUCCESSFUL BITE TEST OF NR 2 PNEU SYS CONT, REF TSM 36-00-00. NR 1 PNEU SYS CONT FAILED SEVERAL LEGS- "CONTROLLER". REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 SYS PNEU CONT REF AMM 36-11-19-4. PERFORMED SUCCESSFUL CABIN PRESSURE CONTROL AND MONITORING ADJ/TEST, REF AMM 21-31-00-5.

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