Service difficulty report · Flow Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 23, 2021
Submitted
December 28, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N531JL
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1650
Aircraft time
68,053 hours, 25,860 cycles
Part
Flow Valve
Part number
1303A000004
Part serial
00854
Condition
Failed
Location
Cabin Pressure
Part time
66,965 hours, 24,897 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

FLT 276, SJU-BDL(AIR TURN BACK TO SJU). CAB PR EXCESS CAB ALT WARNING DISPLAYED CLIMBING THROUGH FL310 PACK 1 APPARENTLY WEAK.; C/W R/R VALVE-FLOW CONTROL ASSY. PACK #1 AND SECURED AS PER A.M.M. 21-51-51-PB 401 PERFORMED BITE TEST A/C SYSTEM PASSED NO FAULT ON MCDU ALSO PERFORMED TEST CABIN PRESS CONTROL PASSED AS PER A.M.M. 21-31-00-710-005.

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