Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A318111

Difficulty date
October 26, 2012
Submitted
October 29, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597EL
Make and model
Airbus A318111
Aircraft serial
2544
Aircraft time
21,099 hours, 13,383 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
VFT210B00
Part serial
S3237
Condition
Damaged
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
510,196 hours, 583 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

AFTER T/O THE VENT OUT DIDN´T CLOSE WITH OVERRIDE P/B. IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 21-26-00-710-001 OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE AEVC SYSTEM VIA MCDU WAS ACCOMPLISHED. TEST SATISFACTORY AND SKIN AIR-INLET VALVE FIN 15HQ, AVIONICS FILTER AIR WERE REPLACED. IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 21-26-52-000/400-001A AND AMM 21-26-43PB401 AVIONICS VENTILATION SKIN AIR-INLET VALVE AND AVIONICS FILTER AIR WERE REPLACED TEST SATISFACTORY.

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