Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
February 13, 2013
Submitted
February 19, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N743FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
630
Aircraft time
54,314 hours, 18,558 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
CL
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 FL 260 PACK NR 2 VALVE FAILED. APPROX 10 SECONDS LATER, PACK NR 1 FAILED CABIN PRESSURE WAS 4600' BLEED AIR SUPPLY CONFIRMED GOOD ON ECAM. RESET BOTH PACK VALVES AND BOTH REMAINED FAULTED, CABIN PRESSURE CLIMBED TO 6800' COMPLIED WITH ECAM & QRH AND STARTED DESCENT TO 10,000' APU WAS RUNNING, APU BLEED WAS ON. DURING CLIMB OUT PACK NR 2 WAS SELECTED OFF WHEN THE WING ANTI-ICE WAS SELECTED ON. AT 16000' FT WE WERE ABLE TO RESET PACK NR 2 & THEN PACK NR 1. PERFORMED PNEUMATIC SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK WITH NR 2 ENGINE BLEED AIR SOURCE REF AMM 36-11-00-05-0, OPS CHECK NORMAL.

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