Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 24, 2004
Submitted
March 2, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N439UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
683
Aircraft time
23,815 hours, 8,162 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Valve
Part number
VFT300A1
Part serial
557
Condition
Defective
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
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

RETURN TO FIELD DUE TO A PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM. INABILITY TO PRESSURIZE WAS RESULT OF A MALFUNCTIONING SKIN AIR OUTLET VALVE. THE DEFECTIVE UNIT WAS REPLACED AND VERIFIED FAULTY. NO FURTHER PRESSURIZATION PROBLEMS REPORTED SINCE UNIT REPLACEMENT.

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