Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
January 16, 2009
Submitted
January 16, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
201
Aircraft time
35,206 hours, 30,538 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
VST165D
Part serial
1100
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON TAXI OUT RECEIVED OVERBOARD EXTRACT VALVE FAULT. FOLLOWED MEL BUT WOULD NOT MAINTAIN PRESSURIZATION IN FLIGHT. DIVERT TO ATL PER GOC. ACN RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL/CDL: 21-23-06 CATEGORY: C. VENT OVBD VALVE INOP, VALVE MANUALLY SET PARTIALLY OPEN, FOR GROUND OPERATION OF AVIONICS, CONDITIONED AIR MUST BE AVAILABLE AND USED." REMOVED AND REPLACED OVBD EXTRACT VALVE PER MM 21-23-13-4. OPS CHECKED NORMAL.

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