Service difficulty report · Poppet Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 3, 2004
Submitted
September 9, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N664AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1621
Aircraft time
10,042 hours, 3,846 cycles
Part
Poppet Valve
Condition
Worn
Location
Zone 192
Component
Controller
Component part number
759D000002
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF FROM PHX EN ROUTE FOR IAH, HEARD A LOUD AIR NOISE IN CABIN AND RATE OF CLIMB INCREASED TO 1000 FT PER MINUTE. HAD NO AIRFLOW IN COCKPIT, TURNED OFF RT PACK PER MX CONTROL, THERE WAS NO INCREASE IN FLOW FROM LT PACK, WHEN HIGH PRESSURE VALVES OPENED AIR FLOW INCREASED. THE LT PACK WAS ALREADY ON MEL, TURNED BACK TO PHX FOR REPAIR. MX TROUBLESHOT PACK PROBLEMS AND FOUND RT PACK CONTROLLER FAULTING DURING TEMPERATURE CONTROL TEST. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT PACK CONTROLLER IAW AMM 21-51-34. MEL ON LT PACK (HOT AIR FAULT) WAS CORRECTED BY REPLACING TRIM AIR VALVE (14HK) IAW AMM 21-63-19. DURING TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE RE-CIRCULATION FILTER DIRTY, REPLACED FILTER.

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