Service difficulty report · Pressure Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 18, 2006
Submitted
June 21, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N640AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
448
Aircraft time
45,516 hours, 18,559 cycles
Part
Pressure Valve
Part number
6774E010000
Part serial
00792
Condition
Faulted
Location
Lt Ac Pack
Stage of operation
CR
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

FLT 776 - EN ROUTE TO BWI FROM LAS, UNABLE TO CONTROL CABIN PRESS AT FL 310. CABIN ALT CLIMBED TO 9500'. CREW DESCENDED TO LWR ALT AND EVENTUALLY STABILIZED CABIN. REPORTED BLEED PRESS AT 12 PSI. NR 2 PACK WAS DEFFERED WITH NR 1 PACK INTERMITTENT, FLUXING. DIVERTED TO PHX AND LANDED. MX REPLACED NUMEROUS SEALS IN LT PACK FROM ACM TO HEAT EXCHANGERS, HEAT EXCHANGERS TO RE-HEATER AND RE-HEATER TO CONDENSER. ALSO, FOUND POST FLT REPORT WAS FAULTING NR 1 ENG PRV (PRESS REG-V 4001HA1 OR SOL 10HA1 OR SENSE LINE). R&R NR 1 ENG PRV IAW AMM 36-11-52, LEAK AND OP TESTS NORMAL. ALSO, FOUND LT PACK ACM LEAKING AT MATING SURFACE. R&R NR 1 PACK ACM DUCT SEAL IAW AMM 21-52-21-400-002. LEAK CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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