Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
December 24, 2015
Submitted
December 29, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479TA
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
2444
Engine
Iae V2524A5
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
2079002AC
Part serial
0151684
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMB OF THE ACFT AS FLIGHT TAI-593, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE OUTFLOW VLV BECAME UNCONTROLLABLE. THE SYS WAS RESET BY THE CREW, BUT NOT SUCCESS OBTAINED ON CONTROLLING CABIN V/S & HENCE, THE ACFT WAS RETURNED. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING & IAW TSM 21-31-00-810-809-A, THE OUTFLOW VLV & THE CABIN PRESS CONTROLLER OF SYS 1 WERE REPLACED. THE PRESS CONTROL & MONITORING SYS OPERATIONAL TEST WAS PERFORMED IAW AMM 21-31-00-710-002 003 WITHOUT FAILURE MSG. AS A PRECAUTIONARY ACTION, A VERIFICATION FLIGHT WAS CARRIED OUT WITHOUT THE FAILURE REPRODUCTION. AFTER THE DESCRIBED CORRECTIVE ACTIONS WERE TAKEN, THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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