SDR 2002F00341

Service difficulty report · Disk · Airbus A320233

Difficulty date
March 8, 2002
Submitted
March 27, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N481TA
Make and model
Airbus A320233
Aircraft serial
1500
Part
Disk
Part number
4L95160
Condition
Broken
Location
Fuel Cell
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

SJO - FLT 660 - DURING THE FLIGHT, THE CAPTAIN REPORTED FUEL IMBALANCE INDICATION, THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SJO STATION FOR MAINTENANCE. AFTER LANDING, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL PERFORMED OVERWEIGHT LANDING INSPECTION IAW AMM 05-51-11, AND DISCREPANCIES WERE NOT FOUND, THEN DURING TROUBLESHOOTING OF THE CENTER FUEL TANK WAS FOUND THE OVERPRESSURE DISK BROKEN, IT WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED REMOVED IAW AMM 28-22-27. OPS CHECK OF FUEL INDICATION WAS PERFORMED WITH SATIFACTORY RESULTS AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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