Service difficulty report · Outlfow Valve · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
October 12, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Part
Outlfow Valve
Part number
9023157038
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin Press
Part time
1,422 hours
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
I, B, A

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

What was found

(CAN)CABIN PRESSURE 1 & 2 FAULT IN CRUISE AT FL350, UNABLE TO CONTROL MANUALLY. FLIGHT CREW REPORTED EAR PAIN FOLLOWED BY ECAM WARNING, CABIN ALTITUDE AT 8500 FEET AND CLIMBING, OUTFLOW VALVE INDICATING FU LL OPEN. NO APPRECIABLE POSITION CHANGE WHEN STANDBY SYSTEM TOGGLED TO CLOSED. EMERGENCY DESCENT INITIATED. STANDBY CONTROL OF THE OUTFLOW VALVE WAS LATER CONFIRMED AND THE CABIN PRESSURE WAS MANUALLY CONTROLLED DURING DESCENT. OUTFLOW VALVE WAS REPLACED AND TESTED SERVICEABLE.

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