Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
March 27, 2009
Submitted
July 10, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7082A
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
643
Aircraft time
43,313 hours, 16,667 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Condition
Defective
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

GYE - AIRCRAFT UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE. EMERGENCY DECLARED RETURNED GYE WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. REPLACED PRESS CONTROLLER AND FORWARD OUTFLOW VALVE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECK NORMAL OPERATION.

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