Service difficulty report · None · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
September 25, 2022
Submitted
September 28, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N974UY
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
4898
Aircraft time
35,766 hours, 13,808 cycles
Part
None
Condition
None
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B, G, A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: CABIN ALTITUDE INCREASE ABOVE 10000FT. FLIGHT CREW DEPLOYED THE O2 MASKS, COMMENCED TO DECENT, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO BZN WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED TO MAINTENANCE THAT THEY HEARD A NOISE BEHIND THE FLIGHT DECK (POSSIBILY THE FORWARD LAVATORY) PRIOR TO THE LOSS OF PRESSURIZATION AND THAT AFTER DESCENDING THEY WERE ABLE TO GET CONTROL OF THE CABIN PRESSURIZATION. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE FORWARD LAVATORY WITH NO FINDINGS NOTED. ALSO ACCOMPLISHED A SUCCESSFUL PRESSURIZATION LEAK DOWN TEST PER AMM 05-53-00-780-003-A01. WITH NO FINDINGS NOTED. MAINTENANCE REVIEWED THE 30 DAY HISTORY AND FOUND NO RELATED ISSUES AND DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT WAS OK FOR SERVICE.