Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
July 5, 2002
Submitted
July 29, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N808AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1088
Aircraft time
10,560 hours, 4,311 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
VFT300B00
Part serial
2125
Condition
Failed
Location
Zone 126
Part time
10,564 hours, 4,312 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

DEN - AIR TURN BACK - FLT 0543 - AFTER TAKEOFF FROM DEN EN ROUTE TO LAS RECEIVED ECAM MESSAGE FOR "VENT SKIN VALVE FAULT" ACCOMPLISHED ECAM ACTIONS AND RETURNED TO DEN. MAINTENANCE PLACED VENT SKIN AIR VALVE ON MEL 21-26-04 COND. 1, EXTRACT VALVE INOPERATIVE. ON 07/06/2002 IN PHX MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE VENT SKIN AIR VALVE (22HG) IAW AMM 21-26-53-401, OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD AND THE MEL PLACARD WAS REMOVED. **SUPP** VENDOR BENCH TEST OF SKIN AIR VALVE S/N 2125 COULD NOT CONFIRM FAILURE (NO FAULT FOUND), UNIT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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