Service difficulty report · Bellows · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
March 1, 2017
Submitted
March 6, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N588NK
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
2590
Aircraft time
39,316 hours, 16,870 cycles
Part
Bellows
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 2 A/C Pack
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB OUT. NOTICED ABNORMALLY HIGH CABIN VERTICAL SPEED. STOPPED CLIMB AT 11,000 FT, CABIN ALTITUDE CONTINUED TO CLIMB, DECLARED EMERGENCY, DESCENDED AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE, AIRCRAFT DID NOT PRESSURIZE.DURING TROUBLESHOOTING. FOUND NR 2 PACK BELLOWS BROKEN, WITH PACK NR 1, FOUND THIS AS REASON OF AIRCRAFT NOT PRESSURIZING. R & R THE NR 2 PACK BELLOWS IAW AMM 21-52-43, AS A PRECAUTION, R & R THE NR 2 PACK P2 OUT TEMP SENSOR IAW AMM 21-61-15. PERFORMED CABIN TEMP CONTROL TEST IAW AMM 21-61-00. TESTED OK. ALSO PERFORMED THE PRESSURIZATION OF THE AIRCRAFT IAW AMM 05-53-00. NO DEFECTS NOTED, TESTED OK.

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