Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Airbus A320212

Difficulty date
September 10, 2016
Submitted
September 13, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N360NW
Make and model
Airbus A320212
Aircraft serial
903
Aircraft time
55,014 hours, 25,043 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Condition
Faulty
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

ON DESCENT, ECAM WARNING: CABIN PRESSURE EXCESS, CABIN ALT AND CABIN PRESSURE LOW DIFF PRESSURE. CABIN ALTITUDE CLIMBED TO OVER 8800 FT. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE FLIGHT LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. REPLACED THE RT PACK FCV, FLOW CONTROL VALVE. THE LT PACK WAS PREVIOUSLY INACTIVE AND DEFERRED ON MEL. IT WAS REPAIRED BY THE REPLACEMENT OF THE LT PACK, ACM TESTED NORMALLY AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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