Service difficulty report · Safety Valve · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
January 2, 2025
Submitted
January 3, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N873UA
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
2004
Aircraft time
56,722 hours, 35,145 cycles
Part
Safety Valve
Part number
9024157043
Part serial
18170676
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Zone 100
Part time
16,889 hours, 7,974 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

DURING INIT DESCENT, CABIN PRESS AT 9500 FT, CLBING FOLLOWING TSM REPLACING NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE. ECAM MESSAGE CAB PRESS SAFETY VALVE OPEN DISPLAYED WITH CAB PR LO DIF PR FIVE MINUTES LATER IN FLIGHT. NEED TO FOLLOW TSM 21-31-00-810-808-A DEBRIEFED FLIGHT CREW THEY STATED ON INITIAL DESCENT THAT THE CAB ALT INDICATION STARTED TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY UP, THEN OUTFLOW VALVE OPENED FOLLOWED SHORTLY BY THE SAFETY VALVE, CREW THEN SWITCHED TO MANUAL MODE TO REGULATE THE CAB ALT PRESSURE. PERFORMED TSM 21-31-00-810-808-A AND FOUND NO FAULTS. PERFORMED OPS TEST OF THE CPC 1 AND 2, OPS TEST GOOD. PRECAUTIONARY CHANGED SAFETY VALVE 1 AND 2 (6HL AND 7HL) REF AMM 21-31-52. OPS CHECK GOOD, NO FURTHER ISSUES NOTED AT THIS TIME

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