Service difficulty report · Regulator Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
November 26, 2012
Submitted
December 28, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N471UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1432
Aircraft time
38,912 hours, 16,050 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Regulator Valve
Part number
60070100500
Part serial
49
Condition
Faulty
Location
Cargo Heat
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFT CRG HEAT FAULT DISPLAYED ON UPPER ECAM SCREEN - COND CFDS SHOWS AFT CARGO HEAT TRIM VALVE 12HC PCN 644-0093. BAD PART IS PRESS REGULATING VALVE. ACP OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE AFT CARGO COMP HEATING SYS USING APU BLEED METHOD. OPS CK TEST OF THE FLOW CNTRL VALVES. CARGO HT TRIM VLVS OPS CK. NORMALLY IN ALL MODES.

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