Service difficulty report · Safety Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 7, 2015
Submitted
November 9, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N647AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
762
Aircraft time
64,219 hours, 23,934 cycles
Part
Safety Valve
Part number
S4340131004
Part serial
01589
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 700
Part time
31,329 hours, 11,274 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NOSE GEAR DOORS REMAINED PARTIALLY OPEN AFTER RETRACTION. RECYCLED IAW ECAM, DOORS AGAIN REMAINED OPEN FOR ABOUT A MINUTE BEFORE CLOSING. REPLACED SAFETY VLV & ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW AMM 32-31-17-00-001-A & 32-31-00-710-005-A.

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