Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
May 4, 2024
Submitted
May 6, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N746UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1297
Aircraft time
60,707 hours, 38,016 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED INBOUND INTO XNA THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT DURING CLIMB OUT OF DFW A CABIN PRESSURE SYSTEM 1 ECAM FAULT MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THEN AT THE TOP OF DESCENT AT FL270 CABIN PRESSURE SYSTEM 1 AND 2 FAILED IN AUTO MODE. THE FLIGHT CREW MANUALLY CONTROLLED THE OUTFLOW VALVE AND LANDED AT XNA WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE FOUND INSULATION / DEBRIS INTERFERING WITH THE OUTFLOW VALVE AND REMOVED THE OBSTRUCTION. AN INSPECTION OF ZONE 170 BEHIND THE AFT CARGO WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH NO DEFECTS FOUND. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE CABIN PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM WITH NO ISSUES NOTED.

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