Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
September 3, 2015
Submitted
September 4, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N671FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
778
Aircraft time
260 hours, 14,136 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
81050B020100
Part serial
01108
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
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

PRESSURIZATION SAFETY VALVE SHOWED OPEN & AMBER ON ECAM. ACFT WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE MORE THAN 2.1 DIFFERENTIAL, CABIN CLIMBED TO 10,000 RETURNED. PRESSURIZED ACFT AGAIN AND FOUND NR 1 SAFETY VALVE FAULTY, REMOVED AND REPLACED THE SAFETY VALVE IAW MM 21-31-15-04. SAFETY VALVE OPERATES NORMAL, ACFT PRESSURIZATION OPERATES NORMAL IAW MM 21-31-00-05.

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