Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
April 23, 2012
Submitted
May 25, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N468UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1363
Aircraft time
40,456 hours, 15,835 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Valve
Condition
Shorted
Location
Potable Water
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

POTABLE WATER DRAIN WILL NOT CLOSE REF DF0790. REPLACED FWD WATER DUMP VALVE ACTUATOR. DURING OPS CHECK VALVE FAILED TO CLOSE AND WATER SYSTEM DRAIN CIRCUIT BREAKER LOCATED IN AFT GALLEY CEILING POPS REPEATEDLY. FOUND NEW VALVE SHORTED INSIDE, REPLACED FWD VALVE ASSY. OP CHECKED NORMAL.

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