Service difficulty report · Drain Valve · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
September 29, 2019
Submitted
October 1, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N146AA
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6761
Aircraft time
13,140 hours, 4,958 cycles
Part
Drain Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
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: FLIGHT DIVERTED TO SJU ON ACCOUNT LOUD NOISE FROM THE 4R DOOR. EMERGENCY DECLARED FOR OVERWEIGHT LANDING AND THE FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE SERVICED, THE FLIGHT REFUELED AND CONTINUED. DURING CLIMB OUT, CREW REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM AND AIR RETURNED TO SJU. THE CREW BURNED OFF THE NECESSARY FUEL TO AVOID AN OVERWEIGHT LANDING AND DID NOT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY. FLIGHT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPORTS CHECKED AND INSPECTED DOOR SEAL, FOUND NO DAMAGE AT DOOR 4R SEAL, CLEANED LOWER DOOR AREA FOR DEBRIS AT SEAL AND METAL BASE AT FUSELAGE. FOUND GALLEY DRAIN VALVE OPEN, REPLACED AFT GALLEY DRAIN VALVE IAW AMM 38-32-41. PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION CHECK AND FOUND WORKING PROPERLY IAW AMM 05-53-00.

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