Service difficulty report · Unknown · Airbus A310203

Difficulty date
July 11, 2007
Submitted
July 12, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N431FE
Make and model
Airbus A310203
Aircraft serial
316
Aircraft time
46,085 hours, 21,034 cycles
Part
Unknown
Condition
Unknown
Location
Fuel Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

IN CRUISE FLT, LT INNER FUEL GAUGE READ 5 K LESS THAN RT. RAN CK LIST RESET SYSTEM C/B'S IAW QRH STILL SHOWED IMBALANCE. DIVERTED DUE TO SUSPECTED LEAK. WING DIPPED ON FINAL AS IF RIGHT WING WAS HEAVY. GAUGES SHOWED 6000 LB LOSS IN LEFT INNER IN CHOCKS. CK'D STICKS ON LT AND RT INNER LT INNER APPROX 5000 LESS THAN RT. TESTED FUEL QTY SYS PER M/M 28-42 -00-05 FAULTS LA,111,122 ,952. FUELED A/C TO 40000 WHILE TAKING READING LT INNER JUMPED 5000 HIGHER WITH NO FUEL BEING ADDED AND TOTALIZER SHOWED 45000 TRANSFERRED FUEL OUT OF LT INNER AND FUELED LT INNER TO KNOWN QTY FROM RT INNER. RAN ALL PUMPS AND CK'D FOR MIGRATION NONE NOTED FUELED LT INNER TO 26000 AND CK'D FOR LEAKS. NONE NOTED.

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