What was found
RETURN TO FIELD DUE TO INABILITY TO PRESSURIZE AIRCRAFT. REPLACED FAULTY SKIN AIR OUTFLOW VALVE.
- Difficulty date
- October 28, 2003
- Submitted
- December 9, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N402UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 439
- Aircraft time
- 32,678 hours, 11,990 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 2133 · Pressure Regulator/Outflow Valve
- Part
- Outflow Valve
- Part number
- VFT300A1
- Part serial
- 544
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Cabin Pressure
- 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.