Service difficulty report · None · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
May 12, 2022
Submitted
May 13, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N760US
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1354
Aircraft time
55,239 hours, 34,917 cycles
Part
None
Part number
VFT300B00
Part serial
042606748
Condition
Defective
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
6,337 hours, 3,702 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: CABIN PRESSURIZATION FAULT CABIN NOT PRESSURIZING AT 14,000 FT DESCENDED TO 10,000 FT. ALSO ENCOUNTERED A VENT BLOWER FAULT AND EXTRACT FAULT AT 12, 000 FT. EXTRACT VALVE OPEN ENTIRE TIME. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO ORD WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE PERFORMED TSM 21-60-00 AND VERIFIED THE SKIN AIR OUTLET VALVE 22HQ WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY AND REPLACED IT PER AMM 21-26-53. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED OF THE AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM WITH NO DEFECTS NOTED.

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