Service difficulty report · Safety Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 18, 2014
Submitted
May 20, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N746JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
3622
Aircraft time
22,822 hours, 7,824 cycles
Part
Safety Valve
Part number
90241570403
Part serial
0532283
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
10,890 hours, 3,477 cycles
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

AIR RETURN DUE TO CABIN PRESSURE SAFETY VALVE OPEN. COMPLIED WITH ECAM & QRH DELTA P PEAKED 8.2, CABIN PERSSURE PEAKED AT 10200. INITIATED EMERGENCY DESCENT AT 10000 CABIN ALTITUDE REMAINED AT -450 TO SEA LEVEL CABIN V/S FLUCTUATES BETWEEN -1000FT/MIN TO +1400FT/MIN. PERFORMED FIM TASK 21-31-00-810 FOR SAFETY VALVE, OPS CHECK VALVES OPERATE NORMALLY. R & R CPC1 FOR ERRATIC CABIN ALTITUDE/PRESSURES IAW AMM 21-31-52. OPS CHECK OK PRESSURIZED ACFT SYS IAW AMM 21-31-00-710, NO FAULTS NOTED. THE CREW REPORTED CAB PR SAFETY VALVE OPEN ECAM MSG. DP REACHED 8.0 CABIN ALTITUDE PEAKED AT 8000 FT AT FL 370 D P WAS 7.9 CABIN ALTITUDE WAS 7700 FT TROUBLESHOT IAW TSM 21-31-00-810-808A REPLACED SAFETY VALVES 6HL AND 7HL IAW AMM 21-31-52. OPS CHECKED GOOD.

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