Service difficulty report · None · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
October 13, 2022
Submitted
October 14, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N128AN
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
6346
Aircraft time
25,769 hours, 7,779 cycles
Part
None
Part number
VFT300B00
Part serial
042605776
Condition
None
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Part time
17,107 hours, 6,518 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
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: VENT AVIONICS SYSTEM FAULT ON ECAM. CREW FOLLOWED ECAM ACTIONS AND AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE SUFFICIENTLY. (ORIGINAL ECAM WAS VENT SKIN VALVE FAULT). AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SFO WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED SKIN AIR OUTLET VALVE PER AMM 21-26-53-00-002-A AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER AMM 21-26-00.