Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 5, 2014
Submitted
December 8, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N635JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2725
Aircraft time
35,631 hours, 12,368 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
6730F010000
Part serial
673004381
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
35,638 hours, 12,367 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

ACFT DIVERTED DUE TO PRESSURIZATION ISSUE. CREW PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY DESCENT AFTER NOTING LOW PACK PERFORMANCE ON OUR REMAINING PACK BUT NORMAL CAB PRESSURE 6700 AT FL 300. WE RECEIVED CAB ALT WARNING W/CAB PRESS CLIMBING THRU 9600, INITIATED EMERGENCY DESCENT TO A NORMAL LANDING AT 134.3 LBS LANDING WT MAX CAB ALT APPROXIMATELY 12000. THE TECH ACCOMPLISHED THE TSI TO R & R NR 2 ENG FAN AIR VALVE IAW AMM 36-11-54. OPS CHECK GOOD. THE NR 1 PACK IS ON MEL AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT.

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