Service difficulty report · Receiver · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
October 18, 2021
Submitted
October 20, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N583UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6181
Aircraft time
23,675 hours, 9,322 cycles
Part
Receiver
Part number
6225220020
Part serial
1783
Condition
None
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
42,030 hours, 19,008 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: ON DESCENT AIRCRAFT WAS UNABLE TO FOLLOW RNAV ALTITUDE THOUGH ALL 3 ALTIMETERS APPEARED TO READ CORRECTLY. WE GOT THE MESSAGE TO SWITCH FROM STANDARD ALTIMETER TO LOCAL ALTIMETER AT 23000 FEET INSTEAD OF 18000. AT 5000 FEET WE GET ECAM CAB PR SAFETY VALVE OPEN AND LO DIFF PRESSURE WARNINGS DP WAS -0.3, VS -150, CAB ALT 4600 SAFETY VALVE SHOWED OPEN ON PRESSURE PAGE. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT FOR AALA202110195369: PERFORMED POST FLIGHT REPORT AND FOUND FAULTS FOR CABIN PRESSURE LOW DIFFERENTIAL, CABIN PRESSURE SAFETY VALVE OPEN, SDAC2:NO DATA FROM PHC1 AND VOR-1 RECEIVER. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST OF CABIN PRESSURE SAFETY VALVE PER AMM 31-60-00. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD. PERFORMED BITE OF PHC1 NO FAULTS FOUND. BITE TEST OF VOR SYSTEM SHOWED VOR-2 RECEIVER FAULTING AND CONFIRMED FAULT ON BOX WITH TEST. REPLACED VOR-2 RECEIVER AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 34-55-31. IN ADDITION, SINCE THE SAFETY VALVES OPENED DURING FLIGHT WITH THE DELTA-P BELOW 8.5 PSI BOTH VALVES REQUIRE REPLACEMENT PER TSM 21-31-00-810-808. REPLACED SAFETY VALVE 6HL (AALA202110200193) AND SAFETY VALVE 7HL (AALA202110208950) PER AMM 21-31-52. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED. ** (CLOSED)

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