Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
February 15, 2015
Submitted
February 18, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N119US
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1268
Aircraft time
45,378 hours, 20,770 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
VFT300B00
Part serial
2556
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
38,436 hours, 15,052 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
B, G

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

What was found

WHILE ENROUTE, CREW RECEIVED A CABIN PRESS SYS 1 FAULT ON ECAM. ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL SO FLIGHT CONTINUED. APPROX 200 SM AT FL280 THE CREW RECEIVED A RED ECAM MSG STATING, EMER DESCENT TO FL140. CABIN PRESS INDICATED 4600 FT & ALL OTHER INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. AS A PRECAUTION THE CREW DESCENDED TO FL140 & PUT ON THEIR OXYGEN MASKS. AN EMER WAS NOT DECLARED & THE MASKS IN THE CABIN WERE NOT DROPPED. R & R SKIN AIR OUTLET VLV IAW AMM 21-26-53.

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