Service difficulty report · Computer · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 10, 2005
Submitted
October 18, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N468UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1363
Aircraft time
17,357 hours, 6,422 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Computer
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel Qty
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
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 DUE TO A FUEL QUANTITY ISSUE. OPERATED BOTH ENGINES TO OBSERVE ENGINE FUEL BURN AND THE POSSIBILITY OF FUEL LEAKS. VISUALLY CHECKED MFLI (MAGNETIC FUEL LEVEL INDICATORS) FOR VERIFICATION OF FUEL QUANTITY INDICATIONS. ALSO, FQIC (FUEL QUANTITY INDICATING COMPUTER) WAS REPLACED AND OPERATIONAL TEST OF FUEL TRANSFER SYSTEM WAS PERFORMED. NO SIGNS OF EXTERNAL LEAKS AND MFLI'S MATCHED FUEL QUANTITY INDICATIONS. FUEL TRANSFER SYSTEM OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS NORMAL. ENGINEERING WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR BUT NO ISSUES NOTED SINCE INCIDENT.

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