Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
August 14, 2011
Submitted
September 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N825UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
980
Aircraft time
43,173 hours, 16,946 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
VFT300A1AMDTA
Part serial
32
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
IN
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 PROBLEM, FLIGHT DIVERTED. AVIONICS VENT SKIN VLV FAULT AFTER T/O. FOLLOWED FLT MAN BOTH BLOWER AND EXTRACT VLV TO OVERRIDE, NOW INLET VLV SHOWS CLOSED BUT EXTRACT SHOWS FULL OPEN. SAMC TEXT: EXTRACT VLV SHOULD SHOW CLOSED IN THIS CONFIGURATION SUSPECT VALVE HAS FAILED. DID TROUBLESHOOTING USING TSM 21-26-00. LAST LEG FAULT SHOWED SKIN AIR OUTLET VALVE 22HQ FAULTING. REPLACED SKIN AIR OUTLET VALVE 22HQ PER MM. RAN TEST, TESTS OKAY.

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