Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 12, 2009
Submitted
April 16, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N458UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1163
Aircraft time
30,271 hours, 12,684 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Valve
Part number
972C101
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Water System
Stage of operation
IN
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

WATER PRESSURE ISSUE. RTFL. FOUND WATER TANK FULL AND FILL VALVE CLOSED. CREW REPORT, THERE WAS WATER PRESS ON GROUND, BUT NONE AFTER DEPARTURE. TANK DRAINED. LAV AND GALLEY DRAINS NOT AFFECTED. TRIED TO PRESSURIZE WITH ENGINES AND APU AIR, NO JOY. WATER SYS WILL PRESSURIZE AT GRD SVC PANEL. NEXT STEP IS CLEAN OR REPLACE AIR SHUTTLE VALVE & OR AIR FILTER. WATER SYS IS DRAINED. TROUBLESHOT TO REPLACEMENT OF AIR SHUTTLE VALVE AND AIR FILTER. REPLACED AIR SHUTTLE VALVE AND FILTER. FILLED AND PRESSURIZED WITH APU.

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