Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Airbus A300B4622

Difficulty date
August 18, 2018
Submitted
August 21, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N719FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622
Aircraft serial
388
Aircraft time
52,447 hours, 31,483 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
A2128086700000
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
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

HAD TO BE AT 21000 FEET TO HOLD CABIN PRESSURE OF 10000 FEET WITH OVERBOARD VALVE OPEN. ON INBOUND, FOUND OVERBOARD EXHAUST VALVE FULLY OPENED, NOT PARTIALLY OPENED IAW MEL 21-23-06 FIG 21-23-06 B, CAUSING ELBOW DUCT ABOVE OVERBOARD EXHAUST VALVE TO COLLAPSE AND CRACK OPEN THE DUCT. REMOVED AND REPLACED ELBOW DUCT ASSY AT THE OVERBOARD EXTRACT VALVE ASSY. IAW SMP. OK FOR SERVICE.

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