Service difficulty report · A/C Pack · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
September 4, 2010
Submitted
September 8, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N322US
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft serial
263
Aircraft time
57,689 hours, 25,683 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565A1
Part
A/C Pack
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 2
Stage of operation
CR
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

ENROUTE, CREW RECEIVED AN ECAM "AIR PACK 2 FAULT" WITH PACK 1 ALREADY ON MEL, FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES DONNED MASK AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY FOR RAPID DESCENT TO 10,000 FT. DURING DESCENT PACK 2 RECOVERED & CABIN ALTITUDE HAD REACHED 7,000, PASSENGER MASKS DID NOT DEPLOY. ACFT DIVERTED AND LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL. PACK 2 HAD COMPRESSOR OVERHEAT TEMPERATURE SENSOR REPLACED AND PACK 1 HAD THE FLOW CONTROL VALVE REPLACED AND TESTS OK.

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