What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: VENT SKIN VALVE FAULT AFTER TAKEOFF FOLLOWED BY BLOWER FAULT. UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE CABIN. FLIGHT RETURNED TO PHL. REMOVED AND REPLACED SKIN AIR OUTLET VALVE IAW AMM 21-26-53.
- Difficulty date
- April 6, 2020
- Submitted
- April 8, 2020
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N123UW
- Make and model
- Airbus A320214
- Aircraft serial
- 1310
- Aircraft time
- 57,843 hours, 27,935 cycles
- System (JASC)
- 2133 · Pressure Regulator/Outflow Valve
- Part
- Valve
- Part number
- VFT300B00
- Part serial
- 042605802
- Condition
- Faulty
- Location
- Cabin Pressure
- Part time
- 9,240 hours, 5,342 cycles
- 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.