Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
April 17, 2017
Submitted
April 20, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N730US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1182
Aircraft time
47,697 hours, 27,901 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
VFT300B00
Part serial
2379
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
32,699 hours, 23,283 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

RETURNED TO DEPARTURE DUE TO A PRESSURIZATION PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO EMERGENCY AND THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT REMOVED FROM SERVICE. ECAM VENT SKIN VALVE FAULT THEN VENT BLOWERFAULT IN FLIGHT. FOLLOWED BY VENT EXTRACT FAULT AFTER LANDING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED SKIN AIR OUTLET VALVE IAW MM 21-26-53. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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