Service difficulty report · Bellows · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
March 5, 2019
Submitted
March 7, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N324US
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft serial
273
Aircraft time
81,447 hours, 37,199 cycles
Part
Bellows
Condition
Torn
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

SHIP 3224 PRES- CREW INITIATED IMMEDIATE DESCENT TO 10K FEET AND DONNED O2 MASKS DUE TO ECAM WARNING: CAB PR EXCESS CAB ALT. CORRECTIVE ACTION: REPLACED PACK-2 FCV AND TORN BELLOWS ON PACK-2 EXIT DUCT. REPLACED PACK-1 BYPASS VALVE, ALL TESTS OK. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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