Service difficulty report · Controller · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
February 8, 2020
Submitted
February 11, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N802AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
924
Aircraft time
68,314 hours, 31,010 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
90221570210
Part serial
9967423
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
53,948 hours, 31,114 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: DURING CLIMOUT CABIN PRESSURE FLUCTUATED +- 1000 FT/MN LEVEL AT FL 240 WAS THE SAME. CHANGED TO MANUAL MODE ON CABIN PRESS CONTROL, NO HELP. SWITCHED BACK TO AUTO AND STARTED A DESCENT TO FL 200 CABIN DIFF PRESS. WAS 7.1 PSI INAN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN CONTROL OF CABIN PRESS. TURNED ON ENGINE AND WING ANTI ICE. DIDNT SEEM TO HELP. LEVELED AT FL 2090 AND CABIN PRESS. STABILIZED. DIFF PRESS CONTINUED TO INCREASE NORMALLY CABIN DESCENDING TO A DIFF PRESS OF 7.6 PSI AND LEVELED OFF AT ACABIN ALT OF 700 FT WITH CABIN V/V AT ZERO. ALL NORMAL AND STABLE. TURNED ENGINE AND WING ANTI ICE OFF WITH NO CHANGE IN CABIN PRESS NO ERROR MESSAGES ON ECAM OR PRINTER. REMOVED AND REPLACED BOTH CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLERS IAW AMM 21-31-34. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF THE PRESSURE CONTROL AND MONITORING IAW AMM 21-31-00 OPS TEST PASSED. ALSO SEE AALA202002119014.

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