Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
January 31, 2011
Submitted
February 3, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N626AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
65
Aircraft time
68,373 hours, 30,520 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
6730C010000
Part serial
03422
Condition
Faulty
Location
Bleed Air Sys
Part time
21,774 hours, 9,046 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

FLT 520 - PHX - RNO - FL380, CREW RECEIVED ECAM INDICATION FOR NR 2 ENGINE AIR BLEED FAULT. PILOT OPENED CROSS BLEED VALVE WHICH RESULTED IN NR 1 BLEED FAULT CAUSING BOTH PACKS TO FAIL. CABIN PRESSURE CLIMBING 500'/MIN. DESCENDED TO 12000' WITH BOTH BLEED VALVES SHOWING CLOSED. PUT CROSS BLEED BACK TO AUTO RESTORING NR 2 ENGINE BLEED AND PRESSURIZATION. ECAM INDICATED 'CAB PRESS SYS 2' FAULT. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY INTO RNO AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED NR 1 AND NR 2 ENGINE FAN AIR VALVES AND BOTH TEMPERATURE CONTROL THERMOSTATS.

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