Service difficulty report · Controller · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
August 29, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N411FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
359
Part
Controller
Part number
82010B040901
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CL
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

AFTER T/O, A/C TEMP WENT EXTREMELY HIGH AND THE PRESS CONTROLLER NR 2 FAILED. SWITCHED AUTOMATICALLY TO NR 1, WHICH DIDN'T CONTROL THE CABIN EITHER. MANUAL PRESS WAS TRIED AND DIDN'T WORK EITHER. NR 2 AFT, FWD AND MANUAL PRESS VALVES WOULD NOT EVEN MOVE AT TOUCHDOWN. VALVES SEEMED TO BE UNJAMMED, TEMPERATURE WENT TO FULL COLD AND THE COCKPIT FULL OF FOG. CABIN PRESS BEFORE TOUCHDOWN WAS MINUS 3,000 FT EVENTHOUGH LANDING ELEVATION WAS PLUS 20 FT, V/S ZERO AND DELTA PRESSURE WAS BLINKING AND SHOWING 8.6 PSI. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 PRESS CONTROLLER. BITE TESTED BOTH NR 1 AND NR 2 SYS, PERFORMED PRESS SYS FUNCTIONAL CK NORMAL PER MM 21-30-00.

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