Service difficulty report · Sequence Valve · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
March 8, 2001
Submitted
April 26, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N823SC
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial
MSN207
Part
Sequence Valve
Part number
354971008
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
J, A

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

What was found

AT 500 FT WHEN PACS WERE TURNED ON, CABIN WENT INTO A DIVE APPROXIMATELY 1500 FEET PER MINUTE. CABIN ALTITUDE AT 9000 FEET WAS APPROXIMATELY 3000 FEET BELOW SEA LEVEL. DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE 8.5 PSI. AIRCRAFT WAS PRESSURIZED WITH MANUAL DEPRESSION. FUEL DUMP WAS PERFORMED TO OBTAIN LANDING WEIGHT. AIRCRAFT LANDED NORMAL. REMOVED AND REPLACED PRESSURE REGULATOR SEQUENCE BOX. PRESSURIZATION CHECK ON GROUND IAW MM 21-31-00. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. (M)

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