Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A310222

Difficulty date
April 13, 2012
Submitted
April 16, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N418FE
Make and model
Airbus A310222
Aircraft serial
343
Aircraft time
45,663 hours, 22,148 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
88005A0101
Part serial
203
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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

PASSING 10000 FT, RECEIVED ECAM ALERT ROR EXCESS CABIN ALTITUDE, ALSO OBSERVED ECAM ADVISORY FOR EXCESS CABIN VERTICAL SPEED (APPROX 3800') CLIMB. TRIED CONTROLLING WITH MANUAL PRESS CONTROL COULD NOT STOP RATE OF CLIMB. DONNED OXYGEN MASKS DESCENDED TO 10000' AND RETURNED TO FIELD. INSTALLED NEW DEPRESSURIZATION VALVE IAW AMM 21-31-15-04-01. PERFORMED OPS CK OF 1 AND 2 PRESSURIZATION SYS AS WELL AS DEPRESSURIZATION VALVE AUTO AND MANUAL FUNCTIONS IAW AMM 21-31-00, PG 501. ALL TESTS NORMAL. OK FOR SERVICE.

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