Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A318111

Difficulty date
August 3, 2012
Submitted
August 6, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597EL
Make and model
Airbus A318111
Aircraft serial
2544
Aircraft time
2,059,558 hours, 12,735 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
VFT210B00
Part serial
S04799
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
2,449,581 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF PROCEDURE TO PEI - VENT SKIN VALVE ECAM APPEARS AND THE CAB ALT STAYS AT 5000FT AND DOES NOT PRESSURIZE. -- IN ACCORDANCE WITH TASK 21-31-00-710- 002-A OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE PRESSURIZATION CONTROL MONITORING WAS ACCOMPLISHED IN BOTH PCP. IT WAS VERIFIED THE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE ABOUT AVIONIC VENTILATION SYSTEM FAULT IN ACCORDANCE MEL 21-26-10 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH TASK 05-53-00-780-003-A THE A/C PRESSURIZED IN MANUAL MODE WITH APU BLEED, IAW AMM 21-26-52 PB401 THE SKIN AIR VALVE WAS REPLACED IAW AMM 21-26-00-710- 001, OPERATIONAL TEST WAS PERFORMED, TEST OK.

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