Service difficulty report · Controller · Airbus A319114

Difficulty date
May 15, 2009
Submitted
May 18, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N332NB
Make and model
Airbus A319114
Aircraft serial
1570
Aircraft time
21,820 hours, 11,014 cycles
Part
Controller
Part serial
54528
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
14,697 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

CAB PR SYS 1 AND 2 FAULT, ECAM MESSAGE, FOLLOWED COM PROCEDURE AND SWITCHED TO MANUAL SYSTEM. OUTFLOW WAS FULLY CLOSED AND CABIN STILL CLIMBING 4-500 FPM AT FL390. NOTICED VENT EXTRACT VALVE ON ECAM PRESS GAGE INDICATING INTERMITTENT IN INTERMEDIATE POSITION WITH VALVE IN AMBER SYS 1 AND SYS 2 IN AMBER. COULD NOT CONTROL CABIN INITIATED EMERGENCY DESCENT. WE WERE ABLE TO CONTROL CABIN RATE FROM FL200 AND LEVELED OFF AT FL180, AND CONTROLLED CABIN WITH MANUAL SYSTEM. REPLACED OUTFLOW VALVE, AND CABIN PRESS CONTROLLERS NR 1 AND NR 2 (CPC), AND AVIONICS EQUIPMENT VENTILATION COMPUTER (AEVC). CHECKS OK.

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