Service difficulty report · Outflow Valve · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
April 23, 2015
Submitted
May 13, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N642VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
3670
Aircraft time
21,837 hours, 8,077 cycles
Part
Outflow Valve
Part number
VFT300B00
Part serial
042600115
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. VENT SKIN VALVE FAULT ECAM IN FLIGHT AVIONICS SKIN AIR OUTLET VALVE WAS DISCOVERED IN THE OPEN POSITION BY MAINTENANCE AND PROCEEDED TO DEACTIVATE IAW MEL 21-26-04. VALVE WILL BE REPLACED AT NEXT MAINTENANCE OPPORTUNITY. ON 4/26/15 ACFT WAS OPERATING, WHEN RECEIVED SKIN VALVE FAULT ON TAKEOFF ROLL BUT WERE UNABLE TO CONTROL CABIN PRESSURE. ACFT RETURNED TO FIELD WITHOUT INCIDENT AND HAD THE FOLLOWING DEFECT IN LOGBOOK. VENT SKIN VALVE FAULT ON T/O ROLL, ECAM ACTIONS COMPLETED BUT UNABLE CONTROL OF CABIN PRESSURE. AT THE TIME, SKIN AIR OUTLET VALVE WAS ON MEL 21-26-04 APPLIED ON 4/23/15 AT 0454Z. MAINTENANCE ALSO FOUND THAT SKIN INLET VALVE WAS IN DEACTIVATED OPEN POSITION CAUSED BY ERROR BY MAINTENANCE. PRIOR TO NEXT FLIGHT THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS WERE TAKEN: LP 757436, ITEM NR 1 R & R SKIN AIR OUTLET VALVE IAW AMM 21-26-53 PB401. ACCOMPLISHED OPS OF VENT SYSTEM IAW AMM 21-26-00-710-001 ALL CHECKS GOOD NO FAULTS. MEL WAS CLEARED ON LP 757437. REPLACED SKIN AIR OUTLET VALVE. ALSO, ACCOMPLISHED SAFETY VALVE INSPECTION IAW TSM 21-31-00-810-808-A SAFETY VALVE. ALSO ADDRESSED OVERWEIGHT LANDING IAW AMM 05-21-11-200.

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