Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
December 7, 2001
Submitted
December 26, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
843
Aircraft time
12,219 hours, 4,456 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Valve
Part number
VFT210A
Part serial
UA00188508
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
NR
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

CREW REPORTS AVIONICS SYSTEM FAULT. EXTRACT VALVE SHOWING CLOSED. AIRCRAFT WAS INDICATING FAULTS FOR BOTH THE SKIN AIR INLET AND OUTLET VALVES WITH THE OUTLET VALVE DEFERRED INOPERATIVE. THE SYSTEM WAS REACTIVATED ON THE GROUND AND THE FAULT WAS ISOLATED TO THE INLET VALVE. THE OUTLET VALVE DEFERRAL WAS CLEARED DUE TO THE SUCCESSFUL GROUND TESTING AND TROUBLESHOOTING, AND THE INLET VALVE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY REPLACED WITH NO FURTHER FAULTS REPORTED.

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