Service difficulty report · Controller · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
September 5, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N411FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
359
Part
Controller
Part number
82010B040901
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin
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

KUL - ON CLIMBOUT, NR 1 PRESSURE CONT FAILED, NR 2 PRESS CONT COULD NOT CONTROL CABIN. IAW ECAM PROCEDURES SELECTED MANUAL CONTROL, UNABLE TO STOP CABIN RATE OF CLIMB/DECENT. CABIN PRESS DISPLAY ON ECAM SHOWED OUTFLOW VALVE NR 1 AFT CYCLING RANDOMLY. EME DESCENT ACCOMP, TURNBACK. SWAPPED NR 1 AND NR 2 AFT OUTFLOW VALVES, PERFORMED AUTO AND MANUAL CONTROL TEST ON BOTH SYS IAW A-310 MM 21-30-00, ALL TEST NORMAL. NR 2 CABIN PRESS SYS CONSIDERED INOP DUE TO OUTFLOW VALVE FLUX. DEFERRED PER MEL 21-44 CONTROL NR 0904005 CAT 'C' EXP 9-14-95, MXP C/W SYS NR 2 REG DEACTIVATED. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 PRESS CONTROLLER AS PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE, CONTROLLER BITE CHECK NORMAL.

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