Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 7, 2005
Submitted
September 13, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N489UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1702
Aircraft time
11,636 hours, 4,966 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Condition
Failed
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.

What was found

LOST CABIN PRESSURE AT FLT LEVEL 270. CABIN PRESSURE PARTIALLY MAINTAINED DOWN TO 12,000 FT. FLIGHT REQUESTED LOWER ALTITUDE AND RETURNED TO GROUND. AT FL270 THE AIRCRAFT LOST CABIN PRESSURE. CABIN PRESSURE MADE IT TO 12,000 FEET. THE FLIGHT REQUESTED LOWER ALT AND RETURNED TO GROUND. ACCOMPLISHED MT21-001, TESTED OK. CABIN PRESSURE SYSTEM 1 & 2 FAULT. CFDS IDENTIFIED VALVES AS FAULTED. REPLACED OUTFLOW VALVE 10HL PER MM-21-31-51. ALSO REPLACED CPC'S 1 & 2 PER MM-21-31-34.

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