Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
September 30, 2001
Submitted
October 1, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N633AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
82
Aircraft time
37,677 hours, 17,444 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
VFT210A1
Part serial
2591
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
9,571 hours, 4,365 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

PHX - AIR TURNBACK - FLT 77 - ON CLIMBOUT THE CREW GOT AN ECAM MESSAGE FOR INLET SKIN FAULT AND WERE UNABLE TO PRESSURIZE THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PHX MAKING AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE AVI VENT CONT C/B POPPED. THEY RESET THE C/B WHICH POPPED AGAIN DURING SYSTEM TEST. THEY TROUBLESHOT PER TSM 21-26-00-810-829 AND REPLACED THE SKIN INLET AIR VALVE 15 HQ AND THE AVEC COMPUTER. AFTERWARDS FUNCTIONAL AND PRESSURIZATION CHECKS WERE GOOD.AVEC COMPUTER, MFG SEXTANT, P/N:87292325V04 S/N 143 TT 34630 TC 16275 TSR 1922.

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