Service difficulty report · Pressure Sensor · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 16, 2012
Submitted
January 17, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N612JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2447
Aircraft time
27,362 hours, 9,510 cycles
Part
Pressure Sensor
Part number
9106A000501
Part serial
3839
Condition
Failed
Location
Ac Bay
Part time
27,378 hours, 9,514 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FLT 191 JFK-LAS, AIR RETURN TO JFK DUE TO AT ALTITUDE WITH NR 2 PACK FLOW SELECTED HIGH (DUE PACK 1 MEL) THE PACK FLOW OSCILLATED BETWEEN FULL LOW AND FULL HIGH. THE OUTFLOW VALVE ALSO OSCILLATED TO MAINTAIN CABIN PRESS (CABIN PRESS WAS FLUCTUATING FROM +100 TO -100). AFTER DESCENDING TO 10000 FT THE NR 2 PACK FLOW VALVE INDICATED LOW WITH SELECTOR HI (PACKS-SINGLE SPEEDBRAKES OK - N503-N665). REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 PACK PRESSURE SENSOR (9HB) IRW A320 AMM 21-51-11-04. OPERATIONAL CHECK OF THE PRESSURE SENSOR PASSED IRW A320 AMM 21-51-00-710-002.

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