Service difficulty report · Indicator · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
August 10, 2011
Submitted
August 10, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N811FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
457
Aircraft time
45,718 hours, 13,108 cycles
Part
Indicator
Part number
82010C051100
Part serial
01589
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
11,145 hours, 6,193 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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

AT ALTITUDE CABIN PRESSURE INDICATED 20460 AND COMMANDED DESCENT. DONED MASKS AND DESECNDED TO 10K, DIVERTED. CABIN PRESS INDICATIONS DELTA P XX (ORANGE) V/S= 2950 (ORANGE) CABIN ALTITUDE 20460 (RED) WHEN EVENT OCCURRED BOTH CREW HAD EARS POP. BELL SOUNDED REMINDER OF FLIGHT. AT SHUTDOWN CABIN FILLED WITH DENSE CONDENSATION. VISIBILITY ZERO FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. (SAFETY VALVE OPENED). CHECKED CPC CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLER. CABIN ALT INDICATED AT 80 FT AT ALL TIME. R & R NR 2 CPC IAW MM 21-31-11-04 AND BITE TEST OK. PERFROMED CABIN PRESSURE CHECK WITH APU AIR TO 8.3 PSI. SAFETY VALVE CRACK OPEN AND CLOSE AS THE PRESSURE INCREASED AND DECREASED AROUND 8.3 PSI. SAFETY VALVE FUNCTION CHECK NORMAL. ACFT RELEASED FOR SVC. DUPLICATE SDR- SEE 11-3195 FOR CORRECT FILING.

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