Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
June 22, 2006
Submitted
June 26, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N823AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1463
Aircraft time
19,622 hours, 7,337 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
VFT300A1
Part serial
908
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
22,468 hours, 14,281 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

SMF - AIR TURN BACK - AFTER TAKEOFF CREW REPORTED THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO CONTROL CABIN PRESSURE, OUT FLOW VALVE WAS AT THE FULLY CLOSED POSITION AND HAD A VENT SKIN VALVE FAULT THAT WOULD NOT RESET. CREW RETURNED TO SMF AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER EVENT. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SKIN AIR EXTRACT VALVE. OPEATIONAL CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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