Service difficulty report · Control Valve · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
June 17, 2015
Submitted
August 11, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N215NV
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1292
Aircraft time
34,726 hours, 24,080 cycles
Part
Control Valve
Part number
1303A000004
Part serial
721
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Ac Bay
Stage of operation
CL
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

PACK 2 AIR FAULT, MEL 21-26-10A AVIONIC EQUIP VENTILATION COMPUTER, AEVC, ALREADY ON THIS ACFT. THE ACFT HAD AN AIR CONDITIONING PACK FAIL AFTER TAKEOFF. WITH THE MEL CONDITION THEY COULD NOT MAINTAIN NORMAL PRESSURIZATION CONDITIONS. THE CABIN PRESS SLOWLY CLIMBED TO 9,700 FEET. THE CREW DECLARED AN EMER & DID THE ECAM PROCEDURE FOR RAPID DESCENT. THE MAXIMUM RATE OF DESCENT FOR THIS PROCEDURE WAS ABOUT 3,000 FEET PER MINUTE. THE AIRPORT DID ROLL THE EMER EQUIP. THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PAXS BRACE FOR LANDING. TROUBLE SHOT IAW TSM 21-61-00-810-804-A, TSM. R & R PACK 2 FCV, FLOW CONTROL VLV. LEAK CHECK & OPERATIONS CHECKED GOOD ON GND AT THIS TIME. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE IAW AMM 21-51-51.

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