Service difficulty report · Indicator · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
October 5, 2004
Submitted
October 6, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N428FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
248
Aircraft time
34,543 hours, 23,355 cycles
Part
Indicator
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel Qty
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

REACHING CRUISE FL330 THE RIGHT OUTER TANK QUANTITY BEGAN DECREASING BY 4 TO 5 HUNDRED INCREMENTS FROM 6300 LBS TO 2500 LBS ON THE ECAM AND ON THE OVERHEAD. REFERENCE QRH AND HAD SYMPTOMS OF A FUEL LEAK. RETURNED TO RENO, TURNED OFF THE RIGHT OUTER FUEL PUMPS AND LEAKS STOPPED, TANK STOPPED DECREASING. ON RETURNING THE RIGHT OUTER QUANTITY CAME BACK TO NORMAL 6300 LBS. PRECAUTIONARY- MEL 28-42-01-01: ALL (IDENTIFY LEFT OR RIGHT). OUTER TANK INDICATIONS INOP. EITHER FUEL TO KNOWN QTY OR, AFTER REFUELING VERIFY TANK QTY WITH MAG MEASURING STICKS AND RECORD IN AML/EAML.

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