Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
February 2, 2022
Submitted
February 4, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N673FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
780
Aircraft time
33,075 hours, 18,331 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
B38QA6505B
Part serial
T3706
Condition
Failed
Location
N/A
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O, J
Precautionary procedure
A, B, G, I

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CLIMBING THROUGH APPROXIMATELY FL210, RECEIVED AN ECAM ADVISORY FOR CAB VERTICAL SPEED. REDUCED AIRCRAFT CLIMB RATE BUT CABIN ALTITUDE CONTINUED TO CLIMB RAPIDLY. LEVELED OFF AT FL280 TO CONSULT QRH FOR ADVISORY. AROUND SAME TIME RECEIVED AN ECAM EXCESS CAB ALT ADVISORY. DONNED OXYGEN MASKS AND INITIATED A DESCENT. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND CONTINUED DESCENT TO 10,000 FT. CABIN ALTITUDE PEAKED AT AROUND 13,000 FT. RAN ECAM AND QRH. DURING THIS EVENT BOTH OUTFLOW VALVES WERE SHOWING FULLY CLOSED. HEARD A LOUD AIR NOISE FROM THE LOWER RT OF FLIGHT DECK, SUBSIDED ONCE AIRCRAFT LEVELED AT 10,000 FT. DIVERTED. R & R INBD EXTRACT VALVE IAW AMM 21-23-12-04.

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