Service difficulty report · Control Valve · 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
Control Valve
Part number
1303A000004
Part serial
01166
Condition
Stuck
Location
Nr 1 A/C Pack
Part time
50,354 hours, 23,811 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F
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 CABIN ALT ALERT CLIMBING THROUGH 9000', STARTED DESCENT AS CABIN 10,000. DECLARED EMERGENCY FOR DESCENT, NO PASSENGER MASKS, NO OVERWEIGHT LANDING AT 141,800 LBS. CREW VERBALLY REPORTED THAT THEIR CABIN PRESSURE PAGE SHOWED SKIN AIR VALVE, EXTRACT AND SAFETY VALVE ALL INDICATED CLOSED. PACK 1 FLOW CONTROL VALVE IS STUCK IN OPEN POSITION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. REPLACED LEFT HAND PACK CONTROL VALVE PER AMM 21-51-51.

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