Service difficulty report · Clamp · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
December 27, 2018
Submitted
December 31, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N114UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1148
Aircraft time
56,619 hours, 27,057 cycles
Part
Clamp
Condition
Broken
Location
Rt A/C Pack
Stage of operation
CL
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

PASSING FL280 IN CLIMB, THE CABIN ALTITUDE ALERT ACTIVATED, CLIMBING THROUGH 9000 FT, STARTED DESCENT AS CABIN REACHED 10,000 FT. DECLARED EMERGENCY FOR DESCENT. CREW VERBALLY REPORTED THAT THEIR CABIN PRESSURE PAGE SHOWED SKIN AIR VALVE, EXTRACT AND SAFETY VALVE ALL INDICATED CLOSED. FOUND THE RT PACK OUTLET BELLOWS CLAMP BROKEN AND BELLOWS SEPARATED. REPLACED THE CLAMP. OPS AND LEAK CHECKED OK.

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