Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 23, 2011
Submitted
March 25, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N473UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1469
Aircraft time
32,856 hours, 13,631 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
2079003AC
Part serial
51963
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

R AFT CABIN DISPLAYED ON UPPER ECAM SCREEN. DOOR CREW COMMENTS: R AFT CABIN DOOR SHOWED OPEN IN FLIGHT. CABIN PRESSURIZATION CONTROL WAS LOST IN AUTO AND MANUAL. SAMC TEXT: **CREW REPORTED LOST PRESS AT APPROX 8000FT AGL. UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL IN AUTO OR MANUAL. AFTER THE EVENT, ALSO HAD DOOR 2R ECAM COME ON. FLT ATTND IN AFT CABIN DID NOT HEAR OR SEE PROBLEM WITH DOOR 2R DURING THIS TIME. DURING PRESSURIZATION CHECK FOUND OUTFLOW VLV FLUCTUATING. REPLACED AND RETESTED. TEST WAS NORMAL.

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