Service difficulty report · Disk · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 31, 2002
Submitted
August 13, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N479UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1538
Aircraft time
2,907 hours, 1,176 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Disk
Part number
195F50603
Part serial
24174
Condition
Burst
Location
Center Tank
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

RETURN TO FIELD WITH A FUEL IMBALANCE PROBLEM. OVER PRESSURE BURST DISC BETWEEN THE LEFT INNER WING FUEL TANK AND THE CENTER FUEL TANK RUPTURED. FUEL TRANSFERRED FROM THE LEFT WING TO THE CENTER CAUSING AN IMBALANCE BETWEEN THE INNER WING TANKS.

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