Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
April 29, 2017
Submitted
May 2, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N970UY
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
3924
Aircraft time
29,188 hours, 10,191 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
VFT300B00
Part serial
2180
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 100
Part time
41,927 hours, 23,356 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
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

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. DIVERTED CLT ACCOUNT OF VENT SKIN VALVE FAULT INDICATION, AFTER TAKE OFF. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED OVERWEIGHT WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED SKIN AIR VALVE PER AMM 21-26-53 (SEE ALSO AALA201705029048).

More about the Airbus A321-231