Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
May 12, 2002
Submitted
May 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N625AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
064
Aircraft time
39,405 hours, 18,205 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
VFT300A1
Part serial
827
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
23,165 hours, 9,264 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 0239 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM PHX EN ROUTE TO DTW SKIN AIR VALVE FAULTED WITH AVIONICS VENT ALREADY ON MEL 21-26-02 AND EXTRACT FAN OVERRIDE. ECAM INDICATED MAXIMUM ALTITUDE 10,000 MEA, TURNED BACK TO PHX. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED SKIN AIR VALVE IAW AMM 21-26-53-401; SKIN AIR VALVE WAS INSTALLED ONLY ONE FLIGHT EARLIER. MAINTENANCE ALSO REPLACED THE AVIONICS COOLING FAN IAW AMM 21-26-51-401, BITE CHECK ON BOTH COMPONENTS WAS GOOD.

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