Service difficulty report · Heat Exchanger · Airbus A319114

Difficulty date
October 26, 2025
Submitted
October 27, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N364NB
Make and model
Airbus A319114
Aircraft serial
2002
Aircraft time
57,110 hours, 29,569 cycles
Part
Heat Exchanger
Condition
Cracked
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SHIP 3164 - PRES - AND EMERGENCY DECLARED DUE TO CAB PR EXCESS CAB ALT ECAM WARNING AT 34,000 FEET. BEGAN DESCENT AND CABIN STARTED TO RECOVER ABOUT 28,000 FEET. CORRECTIVE ACTION: FOUND THE PRIMARY HEAT EXCHANGER WITH A LARGE CRACK, AND THE ACM INLET GASKET LEAKING. REPLACED LEFT PRIMARY AND MAIN HEAT EXCHANGER, AND FLOW CONTROL VALVE. OPS CHECK GOOD. (LP 8017011)

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