Service difficulty report · Controller · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
July 9, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N670FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
777
Part
Controller
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, B, G

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

STA-IAH: AT FL 310 DUAL PACK FAILURE SIMULTANEOUSLY. FOLLOWED ECAM PROC, COULD NOT RESTORE PACKS. CABIN CLIMBED ABOVE 10,000 FT AT WHICH TIME GOT CABIN EXCESS ECAM WARN DIRECTING A DESCENT TO 10,000 MSL. DECLARED EMERGENCY WITH ATC. DESCENDED TO 10,000 FT WITH O2 MASKS ON. DIVERTED TO IAH FOR REPAIRS. ALL OTHER PRESSURIZATION INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL PRIOR TO FAILURE. FOUND NR 2 CONTROLLER NOT (BITE TEST) IN FLT POS, IT WAS IN COMP POS. RETURNED TO FLT POS. ALL BITE CKS NORMAL ON BOTH CONTROLLERS, OK FOR RETURN TO SERVICE.

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