Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
May 4, 2002
Submitted
June 5, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N631AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
077
Aircraft time
39,438 hours, 18,260 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
VFT300B00
Part serial
2772
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
236 hours, 103 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

LAX - AIR TURNBACK - FLT 0315 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM LAX EN ROUTE TO PHX RECEIVED VENT SKIN VALVE AND VENT AVIONICS SYSTEM FAULT ON ECAM, NO CABIN PRESSURE, TURNED BACK TO LAX. MAINTENANCE AT LAX ISSUED MEL 21-26-04, COND. NR 1 (EXTRACT VALVE INOPERATIVE); THIS MEL DEACTIVATES THE MAIN FLAP IN THE CLOSED POSITION AND THE INTERNAL FLAP IN THE OPEN POSITION ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO PRESSURIZE. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO PHX. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SKIN AIR VALVE (EXTRACT) IAW AMM 21-26-53-000-001. VENDOR BENCH TEST OF SKIN AIR VALVE S/N 2772 WAS NO FAULT FOUND, UNIT WAS NOT DISASSEMBLED AND INSPECTED.

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