Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 31, 2024
Submitted
January 2, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N462UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1272
Aircraft time
77,115 hours, 31,747 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
90241570403
Part serial
17182326
Condition
Faulted
Location
Zone 100
Part time
18,454 hours, 8,390 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

PRESSURIZATION OUTFLOW VALVE STUCK FULL OPEN. UNABLE TO PRESSURI ZE IN AUTO OR MANUAL. ON TAXI OUT, DEICE, TAKE OFF OUTFLOW VALVE STUCK OPEN, FLIGHTCREW HIT DITCHING SWITCH WHILE DEICING STILL DID NOT CLOSE. ON GROUND CABIN PRESSURE SWITCHED TO MANUAL CLOSE AND CLOSED,SWITCHED TO AUTO AND OPENED TO FULL OPEN. PHOTO ADDED SDR FLAGGED PREFORMED LAST FLT FAULTS, PREVIOUS FAULTS, CLASS 3 AND TEST/ CALIBRATION ON BOTH CPC, NO FAULTS FOUND, PREFORMED SAME CHECKS ON BOTH BMC WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. PRESSURIZED ACFT NO PORBLEMS FOUND WITH PRESSURIZATION RAN BOTH ENG VERIFIED BLEED SYS TO OPERATE NORMALY AND VEIRFIED MANUAL MODE WORKS ON CABIN PRESSURIZATION, PRESSURIZATRION CHECK GOOD VERIFIED DITCHING SYS CLOSED OUTFLOW VALVE NORMALY R&R OTBD SAFETY VALVE (6HL) REF AMM 21-31-52. REMOVED INBD SAFETY VALVE (7HL) REF AMM 21-31-52. WAITING FOR NEW ONE TO ARRIVE R&R INBD SAFETY VALVE (7HL). REF AMM 21-31-52. OPS CHECK GOOD.ADD EMP:U379654 ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1338313 SN OFF 2326 VALVE, SAFETY O OFF 31-2131-9-0001 2326 ON 31-2131-9-0001 1320 PRESSURIZED THE A/C PER TOMC TO 7.9 AND LET IT SIT FOR 5 MINUTES. MAINTAINED PRESSURE NO PROBLEM. REF AMM 05-53-00-780-002-A01. CHANGED BOTH SAFTEY OUTFLOW VALVES 6HL AND 7HL PRECAUTIONARY.

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