Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 26, 2016
Submitted
January 28, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N664AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1621
Aircraft time
51,169 hours, 18,840 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
2079003AC
Part serial
0051774
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
50,785 hours, 20,170 cycles
Stage of operation
UK
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GNDED. ACFT DID NOT DEPRESSURIZE ON SCHEDULE AT 8200 FT. SAFETY VLV OPENED & ACFT DEPRESSURIZED. BOTH SYS 2 THEN SYS 1 FAILED OUTFLOW VLV IAW 21-31-51-400-001A. OPERATIONS TESTED GOOD IAW MM 21-31-10-710-002A & 21-31-00710-003A.

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