Service difficulty report · Duct · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
November 30, 2018
Submitted
January 3, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N722FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
479
Aircraft time
55,349 hours, 29,489 cycles
Part
Duct
Part number
A2128086700000
Condition
Unknown
Location
Ac System
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

PASSING THROUGH FLIGHT LEVEL 340, CABIN ALTITUDE WARNING ON ECAM ACTIVATED. VERIFIED MANUAL GAGE PASSING THROUGH 10,000 FEET CABIN ALTITUDE. SWITCHED TO MANUAL CONTROL AND ALL OUTFLOW VALVES SHOWED CLOSED, BUT CABIN ALTITUDE STILL CLIMBED PASSING 12,000 FEET. DESCENDED TO 10,000 FEET AND RECOVERED. TURNED OFF BOTH AUTO CONTROLLERS AND TRIED TO MANUALLY CONTROL CABIN ALTITUDE WITH NO SUCCESS. FOUND BLOWN DUCT IN AIR EXTRACTION SYSTEM RESULTING IN IMPROPER PRESSURIZATION. REPLACED DUCT REF AMM 21-23-12-04 TESTED REF AMM 21-23-11-04. CHECKS GOOD ON GROUND.

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