Service difficulty report · Structure · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
October 26, 2007
Submitted
October 30, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N815FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
638
Aircraft time
29,486 hours, 8,681 cycles
Part
Structure
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

CTR TANK FUEL QUANTITY FLUCTUATES IN FLIGHT FROM 60 LBS TO 1080 LBS. SHOWED 1.0 IN CTR FOR TAKEOFF. STAB TRIM WAS ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY. NOSE WAS VERY LIGHT ON TAKEOFF ROLL AND TOOK EXCESSIVE NOSE DOWN TRIMMING TO GET AIRCRAFT IN TRIM. ONCE IN FLIGHT RECHECKED T/O SETTING AND THEY ARE CORRECT. VERIFIED FUEL QTY IN CENTER TANK. NO FLUCTUATION AND FUEL QUANTITY READS NORMAL. FOUND WATER TRAPPED IN THS COMPARTMENT MEASURED 14 INCHES DEEP, AFT PRESSURE BULKHEAD. APPROX 60 GALLONS. BLEW OPEN DRAIN AT MAST AND DRAINED ALL WATER FROM COMPARTMENT. ENSURED DRAIN IS OPEN AND COMPARTMENT IS EMPTY OF WATER AMM 51-80-41-6.

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