Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 2, 2023
Submitted
September 5, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N635JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
02725
Aircraft time
65,343 hours, 23,199 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
746A000006
Part serial
01325
Condition
Failed
Location
14hk
Part time
3,111 hours, 1,229 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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#626, FLL-RDU. (AIRCRAFT PERFORMED AN AIR TURN BACK TO FLL) 'AT 1500 FA IN AFT CALLED AND SAID AIR PRESSURE COMING OUT OF GASPERS WAS EXTREMELY STRONG. ABOUT THAT TIME AIIR PRESSURE IN FWD CABIN AND COCKPIT BECAME SO STRONG THAT WE COULDN'T HEAR EACH OTHER OR ATC . HOT AIR WAS MEL'D AND VENT AIR WAS -20C INTO COCKPIT. WITH PACK 1 OFF PRESSURE WAS REGULATED BUT TEMP WAS UNCONTROLLABLE WITH COCKPIT REACHING 88 DEGREES AT FULL COLD SETTING; FOLLOWING TSM 21-00-00-810-804-A, TRIM AIR VALVE (14HK) REMOVED AND REPLACED ON LP 3502694-1 (REMOVED AND REPLACED 14HK PRV AND LEAK CHECKED FOUND OK IAW AMM 21-63-63.), AND OPS CHECK ON LP 3502695-1. AS PRECAUTIONARY ZONE CONTROLLER (8HK) WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED ON LP 3502693-2 AND OPS CHECK ON 3502694-2. FOUND BYPASS VALVE (30HH) FAULTING. REMOVED AND REPLACED VALVE IAW 21-61-53. TEST OK AND NO LEAKS.'

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