Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A320233

Difficulty date
March 4, 2017
Submitted
March 7, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N683TA
Make and model
Airbus A320233
Aircraft serial
4906
Aircraft time
18,408 hours, 8,108 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527EA5
Engine time
18,408 hours, 8,108 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
VFT300B00
Part serial
042602529
Condition
Failed
Location
E/E Bay
Part time
15,025 hours, 7,025 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
9
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

AFTER TAKE OFF, THE AIRCRAFT RETURN TO DEPARTURE, DUE THE FAILURE OF THE VENT SKIN VALVE, ABOUT 5, 000 FT. FOLLOWED THE ECAM PROCEDURE AND THE LIMIT UP TO 10,000 FT. PERFORMED PROCEDURES IAW TSM 21-26-00-810-804-A AND FOUND THE VENT SKIN VALVE FAULTY. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE VALVE IAW AMM 21-26-53-000-002-A & AMM 21-26-53-400-001-A, OP TESTED SYS OK IAW AMM 21-26-00-710-001-A. AIRCRAFT RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATION

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