Service difficulty report · Isolation Valve · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
November 24, 2016
Submitted
August 10, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N523VA
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
3181
Part
Isolation Valve
Part number
V2T152D
Part serial
697990
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LGA WOULD NOT PRESSURIZE AFTER TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO DEPARTURE. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE THE ACFT DISPLAYED AN AEVC FAULT ON ECAM. DETERMINED THE FAULT WAS CAUSED BY A FAULTY ISOLATION VALVE 24HQ. AFTER LANDING, DISCOVERED SEVERAL EQUIPMENT COOLING DUCTS HAD COLLAPSED OR WERE OTHERWISE DAMAGED. THE DAMAGED DUCTS, AEVC COMPUTER 10 HG AND THE FOLLOWING VALVES 24HQ AND 22HQ WERE REPLACED. NO PREVIOUS OR RECENT HISTORY ON THE EQUIPMENT COOLING SYSTEM OR FURTHER FAULTS ON SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT.

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