Service difficulty report · Controller · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
January 23, 2022
Submitted
January 25, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N157AA
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
6998
Aircraft time
16,776 hours, 6,474 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
2079113AD
Part serial
1590589
Condition
Fluctuates
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
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 NOT GROUNDED: ON TAKE OFF TO ABOUT 20,000' THE PRESSURIZATION V/S HAD WILD / ERRATIC SWINGS BETWEEN 50-1000 FPM CABIN V/S STARTED STABILIZE TO NORMAL ABOVE 20,000' ACTUAL PRESSURIZATION ISSUE, NOT JUST AN INDICATION PROBLEM. REPLACED CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 21-31-34.