Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 6, 2014
Submitted
May 8, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N673AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2312
Aircraft time
35,311 hours, 12,556 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Condition
Open
Location
Cabni Pressure
Stage of operation
AP
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

ON FINAL APPROACH AT ABOUT 5000 MSL, ALT 29.65, THE OUTFLOW VLV OPENED & CABIN DEPRESSURIZED. NOTE, AT FLT 215 THE STD FOR THE ALTIMETERS STARTED TO FLASH. RESET CPC SYS CB`S, PERFORMED CPC 1 & 2 BITE TEST, CHECKED GOOD. IAW TSM 21-31-00-810-810A LOW DIFFERENTIAL PRESS. NOTE, NO HISTORY IN SCEPTRE PAST 90 DAYS.

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