Service difficulty report · Sense Line · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
December 17, 2017
Submitted
December 21, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N123UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1310
Aircraft time
52,216 hours, 24,637 cycles
Part
Sense Line
Condition
Leaking
Location
Condenser
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE, CABIN PRESSURE ECAM MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AT 22000 FEET, CABIN PRESSURE STARTED TO CLIMB, REQUESTED A DESCENT TO 16000 FEET. CABIN CONTINUED TO CLIMB TO ALMOST 11000, DECLARED EMERGENCY DECSCENT TO 10000 FEET. CABIN CAME DOWN TO 3500 FEET AND FLIGHT CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. DECLARED EMERGENCY AND LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE NR 2 CONDENSER DUCT IAW AMM 21-52-41, REPLACED THE NR 2 PACK CONDENSER SENSE LINE PER AMM 21-52-32, AND REPLACED ANTI ICE SENSE LINE TO CONDENSER PER AMM 21-52-41, AND PERFORMED SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.

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