Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
January 15, 2016
Submitted
January 18, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N105UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
868
Aircraft time
45,832 hours, 26,382 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
3004200000501
Part serial
1042
Condition
Defective
Location
Fuel System
Part time
63,446 hours, 29,272 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GNDED. OUTER FUEL TANKS TRANSFER VLVS OPENED WHEN MAIN FUEL TANKS CONTAINED 9600 LBS OF FUEL EACH, INSTEAD OF 1650 LBS, LT & RT MAIN FUEL TANKS. REPLACED FUEL LEVEL SENSING CONTROL UNITS 7QJ & 9QJ. ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK IAW AMM 28-46-34-401. SEE AALA201601169008 FOR ADDITIONAL PART INFORMATION.

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