Service difficulty report · Transfer Valve · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
May 4, 2016
Submitted
May 6, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N192UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1496
Aircraft time
52,185 hours, 19,234 cycles
Part
Transfer Valve
Part number
HTE2000021
Part serial
48125890
Condition
Defective
Location
Fuel System
Part time
5,177 hours, 2,576 cycles
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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. ECAM, FUEL LT OVERFLOW FOLLOWED ECAM 1500 DIFF IN FUEL ON TOTALIZER & BURN AFTER CTR TANK WAS USED. UPON FUEL TRANSFER FOR LEAK CHECK NOTICED INTERMITTENT FUEL TRANSFER FROM CTR WING TO LT WING WITH TRANSFER VLV IN CLOSED POSITION. REPLACED LT CTR WING TRANSFER VLV ACTUATOR IAW MM 28-26-51. OPERATIONAL CHECKED GOOD. NO FURTHER FUEL TRANSFER IN OFF POSITION.

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