Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
February 4, 2011
Submitted
February 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
452
Aircraft time
34,138 hours, 10,355 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
88005B0306
Part serial
146
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
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

1 HR INTO FLIGHT, CABIN PRESSURE EXCEEDED TOLERANCE (AROUND 9.0 ON DEFFERENTIAL PRESSURE) AND BOTH CONTROLLERS FAILED. HAD TO SELECT MANUAL AGAIN TO BRING PRESSURE BACK DOWN. REACTIVED AFT OUTFLOW VALVE IAW MEL21-31-04-01-A, PERFORMED BITE TEST FOUND "AFT VALVE" TEST FAIL ON BOTH CPCS. R & R AFT PUTFLOW VALVE AND TEST ALL SATIS IAW AMM 21-31-12. REGARDING THE CONTINUITY OF THE WIRINGS, FOUND THERE ARE DIODES BETWEEN PN:14A, 14B AND GROUND. BYPASSED THE DIODES, CHECKED WIRINGS NORMAL,TESTED THE DIODES ALOO NORMAL REF ASM 21-31-00.

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