Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Airbus A321253N

Difficulty date
June 14, 2025
Submitted
June 16, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N956XV
Make and model
Airbus A321253N
Aircraft serial
8126
Aircraft time
20,875 hours, 5,628 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
VFT300B00
Part serial
03558
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 100
Part time
8,533 hours, 2,380 cycles
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 CLT DUE TO THE FLIGHT CREW REPORTING THAT WHILE CLIMBING THROUGH FL235, ECAM MESSAGE FOR VENT SKIN VALVE FAULT. MEL 21-07 DOES NOT ADDRESS ANY FURTHER ECAM FAULTS OR MESSAGES OF THIS NATURE IN FLIGHT. FLIGHT CREW CONTACTED SOC VIA SATCOM AND DISCUSSEDWITH MOC SITUATION. WE WERE TOLD THE NEW ECAM SHOULD NOT BE PRESENT FOR THE CURRENT MEL, THIS WAS NEW. WITH CONCURRENCE OF MOC,SOC AND FLIGHT DECK, RETURNED TO CLT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT CLT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE SKIN AIR OUTLET VALVE PER AMM 21-26-53 AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.

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