Service difficulty report · Relief Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 16, 2013
Submitted
November 19, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N497UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1847
Aircraft time
37,605 hours, 16,500 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Relief Valve
Condition
Noisy
Location
Galley
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFT GALLEY MAKING A VERY LOUD CHATTER NOISE APU RUNNING & BLEED ON. DETERMINED TO BE AIR RELIEF VLV BEHIND AFT GALLEY COFFEEMAKER. ACCOMPLISHED BLEED PROCEDURE IAW MT 38-005, NOISE STOPPED.

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