Service difficulty report · Fuel Sys · Airbus A319131

Difficulty date
January 15, 2006
Submitted
January 24, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N828UA
Make and model
Airbus A319131
Aircraft serial
1031
Aircraft time
22,311 hours, 8,659 cycles
Engine
Iae V2522A5
Part
Fuel Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Transfer Sys
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

UNWANTED FUEL TRANSFER IN FLIGHT FROM LEFT MAIN TO CENTER TANK. ACCOMPLISHED FAULT ISOLATION PROCEDURE PER MM 28-12-00-818-801 AND RESULTS WERE *NO FAULTS FOUND*. ACCOMPLISHED VISUAL STATIC CHECK OF CENTER FUEL TANK RESULTING IN -NO DEFECTS-. TRANSFERED APPROXIMATELY 2000 LBS OF FUEL INTO CENTER TANK AND VERIFIED DRIPSTICK READINGS IN RELATION TO FUEL INDICATIONS RESULTING IN -DRIPSTICK READINGS AND FUEL QUANTITY INDICATIONS CORRECT-. ENGINEERING WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR AND TO DATE NO ISSUES REGARDING UNWANTED FUEL TRANSFER.

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