# Incident 20010902024999I: Airbus A319131, Cedar City, UT, September 2, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 2001, 19:57 local time
- Place: Cedar City, UT
- Airport: Cedar City Municipal
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: UALA
- Location: 37.7010° N, 113.0989° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CEDAR CITY RGNL (CDC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7010&lon=-113.0989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N821UA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N821UA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Airbus Industrie A319-131 (registry code 3930317, https://openairdocs.org/model/airbus-industrie-a319-131) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: IAE V2500SERIES (registry code 34601, https://openairdocs.org/engine/iae-v2500series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIRBUS A319131
- People aboard: 123
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010902024999I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) PILOT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO A FUEL LEAK ON #1 ENGINE. THE PILOT NARRATIVE IN THE AIRCRAFT DISCREPANCY LOG REPORTED A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING FUEL IMBALANCE OF 3000 LBS AT CRUISE ALTITUDE IN THE LEFT WING FUEL TANK. ENGINE FUEL CONSUMPTION WAS APPROXIMATELY EQUAL FOR BOTH ENGINES. THE CREW SUSPECTED A FUEL LEAK AT THE ENGINE AND ACTIVATED THE FIRE SWITCH TO CONTROL THE FUEL LOSS FROM THE TANK. FUEL STOPPED LEAKING SHORTLY AFTER SHUTDOWN. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED THE FUEL TUBE (HARD LINE) FROM THE FUEL HEATER TO THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP. THIS LINE WAS SPIRAL CRACKED 360 DEGREES IN THE TUBE WALL STARTING IN A WELDED AREA IN THE THICKER COLLAR AREA APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES ABOVE THE ENGINE FUEL PUMP CONNECTION POINT.

## Other reports on N821UA (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20180111000649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180111000649I), Jan 11, 2018: Airbus Industrie A319-131 (N821UA), Boston, MA, Minor damage. 01/11/2017 - United airlines (cala) flt 775-11, bos-ord, N821UA (4021). Ord ramp svc reported damage to the outboard leading edge of the #2 eng nose cowl at…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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