Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
August 15, 2010
Submitted
August 16, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N437UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
655
Aircraft time
48,451 hours, 17,593 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Valve
Part number
VFT300A1AMDTA
Part serial
2697
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AVIONICS BLOWER FAN ECAM. FLIGHT DIVERTED. CREW REPORTED ACFT EXPERIENCED A SKIN VALVE ECAM FAULT AND A BLOWER ECAM FAULT WHILE IN CRUISE. WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS ON SHORT FINAL IT ALSO HAD AND EXTRACT ECAM FAULT APPEAR. REPLACED VALVE. OPS NORMAL.

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