Service difficulty report · Tube · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
June 16, 1999
Submitted
October 9, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N413UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
470
Aircraft time
17,402 hours, 6,280 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Engine time
8,966 hours, 0 cycles
Part
Tube
Condition
Chafed
Location
Lt Wing
Part time
8,966 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FUEL FLOW ON LEFT ENGINE 80 LB/HR MORE THAN RIGHT. FUEL WENT OUT OF BALANCE ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WITH THE WORST BEING 900 LBS, IE LEFT SIDE LOW. FUEL BURN WAS 1500 LBS, MORE THAN PLANNED. *S/D* FUEL LEAK FROM LINE TO ACOC AIR MODULATING VALVE. CLAMPS HAD CHAFED THRU FUEL LINE. TWO FUEL TUBES (P/N: 5R8128 AND 5R8129) REPLACED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THIS FAILURE TO BE AN ISOLATED EVENT. OUR PLAN OF ACTION IS TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THESE TUBES BY INSTITUTING AN MAINTENANCE PROGRAM INSPECTION REQUIREMENT TO REMOVE CLAMPS AND INSPECT TUBES FOR FRETTING WEAR AND TO REPLACE TUBES AS NECESSARY.

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