Service difficulty report · Controller · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 26, 2010
Submitted
October 18, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N407UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
456
Aircraft time
55,066 hours, 20,489 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Controller
Part number
2079102AB
Part serial
557
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B, A

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

What was found

CABIN PRESS SYS FAULT, FLIGHT DIVERTED. ACFT ALSO EXPERIENCED CPC1 FAULT. CREW STATED THAT MANUAL MODE WOULD NOT HOLD PRESSURIZATION, SO THEY DECENDED TO 10,000 FT. TROUBLESHOOT REF MT21-013, PARA 2 "ACFT UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CABIN PRESSURE". REPLACED OUTFLOW VALVE IAW MM AND REPLACED BOTH CABIN PRESSURE CONTROLLERS IAW MM. ACCOMPLISHED PRESSURE CHECK IAW MM. ACFT HELD PRESSURE, NO DEFECTS NOTED. ALL TESTS PASSED WITH NO FAULTS. PRESSURIZED CABIN AND CABIN MAINTAINS PRESSURE.

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