Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Airbus A320251N

Difficulty date
October 23, 2023
Submitted
October 25, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N363FR
Make and model
Airbus A320251N
Aircraft serial
09260
Aircraft time
12,139 hours, 5,463 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
2079020BA
Part serial
13116265
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 100
Part time
2 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

REFERENCE LP302817 ITEM 1-3, AC WAS GROUNDED AS A RESULT OF AN SDR EVENT. DURING CLIMB CPC 1 FAILED FOLLOWED BY CPC 2. UNABLE TO MANUALLY CONTROL OUTFLOW VALVE IN MANUAL MODE. DURING CPC FAILURE, SAFETY VALVE WENT FULLY OPEN. CABIN INDICATIONS SHOWED PSI FLUCTUATING BETWEEN 0-(-)4 ( NEGATIVE) SAFETY VALVE CLOSED ON SHORT FINAL APPROACH. REMOVED AND REPLACED OUTFLOW CALVE IN ACCORDANCE W AMM 21-31-51-000-001A. OPS TEST GOOD. AC RELEASED FOR OCF.

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