Service difficulty report · Bypass Valve · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
May 10, 2006
Submitted
May 11, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N824AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1490
Aircraft time
18,633 hours, 6,946 cycles
Part
Bypass Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2 Pack
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

LAS - AIR TURN BACK - FLT 837 - DURING CLIMB-OUT CREW RECEIVED NR 1 PACK FAULT WITH THE NR 2 PACK BEING DEFERRED. CREW CYCLED THE NR 1 PACK SWITCH TWICE WITH NO HELP. CREW DECIDED TO RETURN TO LAS. REPORTED THAT ON DOWN WIND, TIRED THE NR 1 PACK AGAIN AND IT WORKED. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN LAS WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MAINTENANCE OPS CHECKED THE NR 1 PACK, OPERATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD ON THE NR 1 PACK WITH NO FAULTS BEING FOUND. THERE WAS NO PREVIOUS HISTORY ON THIS PACK. MAINTENANCE CLEARED THE DEFERRAL ON THE NR 2 PACK BY REPLACING THE BYPASS VALVE IAW AIRBUS 319 AMM 21-61-53-400-001. OPS CHECK WAS GOOD.

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