Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
January 24, 2001
Submitted
February 2, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N822AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1410
Aircraft time
57 hours, 24 cycles
Engine
Iae V2524A5
Engine time
57 hours, 24 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
6774E010000
Part serial
01364
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
57 hours, 24 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

CMH-DIVERTED FLIGHT- ON CLIMBOUT THE CABIN PRESSURE RATE FLUCTUATED FROM -600 FPM TO +1400 FPM. PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM 1 FAILED. AUTO SWITCH TO SYSTEM 2 AND CABIN PRESSURE FLUCTUATIONS CONTINUED. THE OUTFLOW VALVE CYCLED CONTINOUSLY, EVEN IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT FL 280. THE BLEED PAGE SHOWED N1 PACK PRESSURE PULSING BETWEEN 8 PSI AND 26 PSI. WITH NR 1 PACK OFF THE CABIN STABILIZED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO CMH. IN CMH MX REPLACED THE CABIN OUTFLOW VALVE AND OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. ON A SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT THE SAME DISCREPANCY WAS REPORTED AND THE CREW OPENED THE CROSSBLEED AND TURNED THE NR 1 BLEED OFF AND THE SYSTEM OPERATED NORMAL. IN PHX MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT THE PROBLEM.

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