Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
December 4, 2018
Submitted
December 26, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479TA
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
2444
Aircraft time
46,146 hours, 20,273 cycles
Engine
Iae V2524A5
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
2079002AC
Part serial
0151684
Condition
Unserviceable
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
9,992 hours, 3,904 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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 FLIGHT TP9963 FROM MCO TO LIM, THE AICRAFT HAD ABNORMAL FUNCTIONING OF PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM AND DIVERTED TO MIA FOR MAINTENANCE. AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING THE PILOT REPORTED: 1) "OUTFLOW VALVE OPENS AND CLOSES CONSTANTLY WITH CPC1 AND CPC2 CHANGEOVER".MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED FAULT ANALYSIS IN ACCORDANCE WITH TSM 21-31-51-400-001-A, REPLACED THE OUTFLOW VALVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 21-31-51 PB401. ADDITIONALLY AS PREVENTIVE ACTIONS WERE REPLACED CPC 1 AND 2 AS PER AMM 21-31-34 PB401, PERFORMED PRESSURIZATION TEST AS PER AMM 21-31-00-710-002/003 WITH NORMAL RESULTS. PERFORMED DETAILED VISUAL INSPECTION ON THE PACK VALVE FLAPPERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 21-52-43-210-001-A FOUND NORMAL CONDITION. PERFORMED GENERAL VISUAL INSPECTION AS PER AMM 21-52-00-200-011 TO THE BELLOWS CONNECTING THE PACKS OUTLET TO THE MIXER UNIT FOUND NORMAL CONDITION. REPLACED THE BMC #2 AS PER AMM 36-11-34-400-001, TESTED AS PER AMM 36-11-00-740-001-A WITH NORMAL RESULTS. REPLACED THE FAN PLENUM CHAMBER ON PACK #1 IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 21-52-22-400-001-A, TESTED WITH NORMAL RESULTS. AFTER THOSE MAINTENANCE ACTIONS THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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