Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
December 3, 2017
Submitted
December 5, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N667FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
771
Aircraft time
30,103 hours, 16,472 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
VST165D
Part serial
939
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

PDIS 667 21-30 9291 03DEC17 MEM OPEN U LOGPAGES:2686339 DURING CLIMBOUT AIRCRAFT FAILED TO PRESSURIZE W/ EITHER AUTO PRESSURE CONTROLLER. LEVELED OFF AT 10,000, CONSULTED QRH, CHECK APU BLEED SWITCH, DOOR PAGE, AND PRESSURE OF PACKS, ALL OKAY. SELECTED MANUAL PRESS AND RAN CABIN DOWN BUT OUTFLOW VALVES SHOWED CLOSED AND THE VENT OVERBOARD WAS CLOSED. STILL NO PRESSURE. ATB TO MEM. REMOVED AND REPLACED OVERBOARD EXTRACT VALVE (75HR) PER AMM A300-600 21-23-13-04. OPS CHECK GOOD . PRESSURIZED AIRCRAFT PER A300 AMM 21-31-00-05-0 (2) FUNCTIONAL TEST GOOD NO LEAKS NOTED.

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