Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
May 29, 2004
Submitted
June 1, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
931
Aircraft time
19,928 hours, 8,289 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
VFT300A1
Part serial
47
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
44,034 hours, 19,937 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

AIR TURN BACK - FLT 0051 - ON CLIMB OUT OF LAS EN ROUTE, RECEIVED AVIONICS VENT SYSTEM FAULT, AIRCRAFT PRESSURIZED NORMALLY, TURNED BACK TO LAS AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MAINTENANCE ISSUED MEL 21-26-04 COND 1, "SKIN AIR OUTLET VALVE INOP". ON 05/31/2004 IN BOS: MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED SKIN AIR OUTLET VALVE IAW AMM TASK 21-26-53-000-001, OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. FUNCTIONAL TEST OF SKIN AIR OUTLET VALVE S/N 47 WAS NO FAULT FOUND. REMOVED ACTUATOR (S/N 188) AND TESTED ON ACTUATOR BENCH, NO FAULTS FOUND, REINSTALLED ACTUATOR. RETESTED UNIT AND RETURNED TO SERVICE IAW CMM 21-26-53, REV. 6.

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