Service difficulty report · Bladder · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
October 28, 2014
Submitted
October 28, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1632
Aircraft time
42,968 hours, 15,172 cycles
Part
Bladder
Part number
ARZ5022441
Part serial
T002353
Condition
No Test
Location
Fuel Cell
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING SCHEDULED H-02 HEAVY MAINTENANCE VISIT, A ROUTINE TASK CARD REQUIRED THE REPLACMENT OF AUXILLARY CENTER TANK BLADDER. THE NEW BLADDER, PN ARZ 502244-1, SN T002353 FAILED PRESSURE CHECK PRIOR TO INSTALLATION IAW AMM PROCEDURES. A SECOND BLADDER WAS ORDERED WITH SAME PN, SN T002819 WAS RECIEVED AND PRESSURED CHECKED IAW AMM PROCEDURES. THE SECOND BLADDER ALSO FAILED THE PRESSURE CHECK THE SAME AS THE FIRST BLADDER. A THIRD BLADDER HAS BEEN ORDERED FROM DIFFERENT MFR.

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