Service difficulty report · Controller · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
October 25, 2013
Submitted
October 29, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N813FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
500
Aircraft time
46,964 hours, 21,128 cycles
Part
Controller
Part number
82010C051100
Part serial
536
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
8,694 hours, 4,832 cycles
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

CABIN NR 2 PRESSURE REGULATOR INITIALLY ROUGH DURING TAKEOFF AND CLIMBOUT, EVENTUALLY SMOOTHED OUT. FAULTED AT FL 310. HAD TO TURN BOTH NR 1 & NR 2 OFF & USE MANUAL PRESSURIZATION CONTROL TO RECOVER, EMERGENCY DECLARED, CONTINUED TO DESTINATION. TESTED NR 1 AND 2 CONTROLLERS IAW FIM 21-30-00, NR 1 TESTED GOOD BUT NR 2 FAULTED THE CONTROLLER. PRESSURIZED ACFT IAW AMM 21-31-00-05, NR 1 SYSTEM OPS CHECKED GOOD. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE. REPLACED NR 2 CPC IAW AMM 21-31-11-04. OPS TESTED GOOD.

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