Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 28, 2019
Submitted
October 29, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N462UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1272
Aircraft time
63,899 hours, 25,672 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Tangled
Location
Overflow
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
S
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NO WATER PRESSURE THROUGHOUT AC DURING FLT, WATER QTY INDICATES FULL ON FAP. REPORTED BY CREW TOMC SMITH FOUND ICE BUILDUP AT OVERFLOW / TANK DRAIN PANEL. AFTER THAWING POPPED. REMOVED FWD PIT AFT BULKHEAD PANEL AND FOUND OVERFLOW VLV TANGLED WITH INSULATION. SECURED INSULATION, RESET CB, ACTUATED OVERFLOW VLV. OPS NORMAL, LEAK CHECK GOOD. SYSTEM ADD EMP:U117370 AND REMOVING ICE FOUND OVERFLOW NOT FULLY CLOSED AND AFT CB REINSTALLED PANEL. CONFERRED WITH MCNEELY AND SMITH. HOLDING PRESSURE AND WATER PRESSURE GOOD IN LAVS AND GALLEYS.

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