Service difficulty report · Connector · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 27, 2012
Submitted
July 2, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N594JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2284
Aircraft time
31,478 hours, 11,081 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Inlet Valve
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

FLT 406 SJU-BDL, AIR RETURN TO SJU DUE TO AFTER T/O, VENT SKIN VALVE FAULT AND REPORTED LOUD AND CONSIDERABLE NOISE. DEACTIVATED SKIN AIR INLET VALVE IN CLOSED POSITION AND CONDITION AIR INLET VALVE IN OPEN POSITION IAW AMM 21-26-00-040-002 AND 21-26-00-040-014. APPLIED MEL 21-26-05 CONDITION 2. ON 6/30/12, PERFORMED TSM 21-26-00-810-803-A FOR FAILURE OF THE SKIN AIR INLET VALVE. WIRING BETWEEN AIR INLET VALVE (15HQ) AND AEVC (10HQ) CKS GOOD. FOUND CONNECTOR AT SKIN AIR INLET VALVE CONTAMINATED. CLEANED CONNECTOR AND PERFORMED AEVC TEST IAW AMM 21-26-00. ALL CKS GOOD.

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