What was found
FLIGHT DIVERTED UNDER AMBER ALERT DUE TO FUEL IMBALANCE. FOUND BURST DISC BETWEEN LEFT INNER AND CENTER FUEL TANKS BROKEN. REPLACED DISC.
- Difficulty date
- August 13, 2002
- Submitted
- September 5, 2002
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N481UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 1559
- Aircraft time
- 2,139 hours, 878 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 2810 · Fuel Storage
- Part
- Disk
- Part number
- L95F50603
- Condition
- Ruptured
- Location
- Center Tank
- Stage of operation
- CL
- 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.