Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 9, 2001
Submitted
October 11, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N619AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
527
Aircraft time
19,078 hours, 9,060 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
VFT300A1
Part serial
259
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
19,077 hours, 9,059 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DEN - ABORTED TAKEOFF - C - ON T/O ROLL THE CREW GOT CLASS 1 ECAM MESSAGE FOR SKIN VALVE FAULT AND REJECTED THE T/O AT 90 KTS. MX PLACED THE SKIN AIR EXTRACT VALVE ON MEL 21-26-04, COND 1. IN PHX MX C/W BITE CHECK IAW AMM 21-26-55 AFTER REACTIVATION, OP'S CHECKED GOOD AT THAT TIME AND THE MEL WAS CLEARED. ON 10/10/01 THE FAULT RETURNED. MX TROUBLESHOT AND REPLACED AVEC (10HQ), EXHAUST VALVE PRESS SW (30HQ) AND PERFORMED WIRING CHECKS BETWEEN AEVC AND SAOV (22HQ). STILL FAILED TEST IAW 21-26-00-710-00-1. MX REPLACED THE SKIN AIR OUTLET VALVE (SAOV 22HQ) PER AWA TECH SUPPORT, AND FUNCTIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD. NOTE: PREVIOUS FAULT SHOWS SKIN AIR VALVE. NO FURTHER DISCREPANCIES REPORTED.

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