Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A300F4605R

Difficulty date
February 24, 2023
Submitted
February 27, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N664FE
Make and model
Airbus A300F4605R
Aircraft serial
768
Aircraft time
36,843 hours, 20,346 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
88005B0306
Part serial
151
Condition
Failed
Location
N/A
Part time
4,104 hours, 2,465 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PDIS 664 21-30 5359 24FEB23 ABQ OPEN U 2 HOURS INTO WHILE USING PRESS REG #1, PRESS REG ONE FAULTED. WE TURNED SYST #1 OFF PER ECAM. THE SYSTEM SWITCHED TO REG #2. PRESS REG #2 FAULTED SHORTLY AFTER. WE DESELECTED #2 PER ECAM. ECAM PRESS PAGE SHOWED FORWARD OUTFLOW VALVE FULLY OPEN. CAB ALTITUDE RAPIDLY CLIMBED TO MAX ON OVERHEAD CAB ALT GAUGE. WE WERE UNABLE TO CONTROL CAB ALT WITH MANUAL PRESSURIZATION. CAB ALT COMPLIED WITH ECAM AND QRH. DIVERTED TO ABQ PER GOC. EMERGENCY WAS NOT DECLARED.

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