Service difficulty report · Regulator Valve · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
November 11, 2014
Submitted
November 21, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523VA
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
3181
Aircraft time
24,320 hours, 8,793 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B4P
Part
Regulator Valve
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED A FOUL ODOR IN THE MID CABIN AREA. TECHS ACCOMPLISHED TSM 71-00-00-810-802 WITH NO FINDINGS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE ACFT FLEW ITS NEXT LEG WITHOUT ANY REPORTED ODORS, ON THE FLIGHT, THE IN-FLIGHT CREW ONCE AGAIN REPORTED A FOUL ODOR IN THE CABIN JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. A HOT AIR FAULT WAS DISPLAYED ON ECAM. TECHS ACCOMPLISHED TSM 24-00-00-810-823A WITH NO FINDINGS. THE HOT AIR REGULATOR VALVE WAS FOUND FAULTY AND WAS REPLACED AT THE NEXT MAINTENANCE OPPORTUNITY. THE ACFT HAS FLOWN 2 FLIGHT SEGMENTS WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES NOTED.

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