Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
December 13, 2013
Submitted
December 16, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N427FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
362
Aircraft time
51,625 hours, 23,856 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
88005A0101
Part serial
145
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
16,368 hours, 9,453 cycles
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

ON DEPARTURE, CLIMBING THROUGH 10,000' CABIN ADVISORY HIGH RATE, THEN EXCESS CABIN ALTITUDE COMPLIED WITH ECAM & QRH. ACFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE. RETURNED TO A/P. PRESS PAGE SHOES MAN PRESS DOOR OPEN. TRIED REG 1 & 2, MANUAL PRESSURIZATION TO NO AVAIL. PERFORMED BITE TEST ON CPC 1 & 2, ALL TESTED GOOD. ALL CABIN PRESS CB'S & STILL COULD NOT ANY OF VVLS TO MOVE IN MANUAL. MORE TROUBLE SHOOTING REQUIRED. FOUND DEPRESSURIZATION VLV, 93HM, FROZEN. R & R DEPRESSURIZATION VLV, 93HM. CABIN PRESS CONTROL & TESTED OK. DEPRESS VLV, MAN MODE OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL IAW AB AMM 21-31-15-04-01.

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