Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
April 17, 2021
Submitted
April 20, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N280AV
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1400
Aircraft time
32,452 hours, 6,311 cycles
Engine
Rroyce RB211TRENT77
Engine time
42,762 hours, 28,094 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
VF1620B00
Part serial
42800175
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
51,576 hours, 9,608 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

(WO 16155440) DURING CLIMB AT FL 250, THE CAB ALT BEGAN TO RISE RAPIDLY,A RAPID DESCENT WAS STARTED TO FL 150. CAB ALTITUD DID NOT REACHED 14000 FT. THE VENT EXTRACT VALVE WAS FULL OPEN. THE MEL CREW OPERATIONAL PROCEDURE WAS ACCOMPLISHED ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL. IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 21-26-57-000-801-A REMOVE OF THE OVERBOARD EXTRACT VALVE WAS PERFORMED AS PER AMM 21-26-57-400-801-A OVERBOARD EXTRACT VALVE WAS INSTALLED, OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE AVIONICS WAS PERFORMED SATISFACTORY. NOTE: FOR COMPONENTS INFO SEE WO 16155422. IAW TSM 21-23-00-810-813-A STEP 4.A.2 AND AMM 21-26-57-000-801/21-26-34-400-001 THE AEVC WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. DFDR AND CVR WERE REMOVED FOR READING. DFDR AND CVR WERE INSTALLED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 31-33-55-400-801-A AND AMM 23-71-35-400-001-A OPERATIONAL TEST SATISFACTORY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM:05-53-00-780-803-A01 THE PRESSURIZATION RETEST AND LEAKAGE RATE MEASUREMENT (WITH ACMS) WAS PERFORMED SATISFACTORY.

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