Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Airbus A321253NX

Difficulty date
May 27, 2025
Submitted
May 28, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N442AN
Make and model
Airbus A321253NX
Aircraft serial
10711
Aircraft time
13,712 hours, 3,653 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Condition
Deactivated
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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 AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PHL DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. MAINTENANCE HAD PREVIOUSLY DEACTIVATED THE SKIN AIR OUTLET VALVE DUE TO A VENT AVIONICS FAULT MESSAGE PER MEL 21-07. MAINTENANCE RE-ACTIVATED THE SYSTEM AND RAN THE AVEC TEST PER AMM 21-26-00-710-001A WITH NO FAULTS NOTED. MAINTENANCE RAN PRESSURIZATION TEST PER AMM 05-53-00 AND AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZED SUCCESSFULLY.

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