Service difficulty report · Relief Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 9, 2001
Submitted
September 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N478UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1533
Aircraft time
189 hours, 73 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Relief Valve
Part number
L95F50603
Condition
Broken
Location
Center Tank
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

FUEL AUTO FEED FAULT ECAM MESSAGE. FUEL IMBALANCE BETWEEN LEFT AND RIGHT WING TANKS OF 1500 POUNDS. FOUND FUEL TANK PROTECTOR-OVERPRESSURE DISC BROKEN BETWEEN THE LEFT WING AND CENTER FUEL TANKS. THIS ALLOWED FUEL TO MIGRATE FROM THE LEFT WING TANK INTO THE CENTER TANK. REPLACED DISC.

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