Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
August 14, 2018
Submitted
November 14, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N733FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
715
Aircraft time
45,132 hours, 23,463 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Condition
Erratic
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

CAB PRESS REG 1 FAIL W/#2 ON MEL @ 8000' MAN PRESS SELECTED - VERY SLOW TO RESPOND RTB UPON ENTERING THE COCKPIT, FOUND #1 REGULATOR FAULTED. RESET #1 REGULATOR WOULD QUICKLY FAULT AFTER 30 SECONDS. PER CREW DEBRIEF, FWD OUTFLOW VALVE WAS NEAR CLOSED AND AFT OUTFLOW WAS NEAR OPEN WHEN SELECED MANUAL CONTROL AT 8000'. RAN BOTH OUTFLOW VALVES MANUALLY FULL OPEN TO FULL CLOSED SEVERAL TIMES. FWD VALVE SMOOTH AND RESPONDED TO COMMANDS IN MANUAL AND AUTO. AFT OUTFLOW VALVE WAS ERRATIC IN MANUAL AND FAILED IN AUTO. WHEN VALVES DRIVEN TO FULL OPEN AND HELD FOR 30 SECONDS, #1 PRESSURE CONTROLLER DID NOT FAULT, PASSED ITS "OK" TEST AND PASSED ITS BITE TEST. IAW TSM 21-30.

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