Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
June 7, 2016
Submitted
June 9, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N179UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1521
Aircraft time
51,205 hours, 19,036 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
300420601
Part serial
0946
Condition
Defective
Location
Fuel System
Part time
15,816 hours, 5,856 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
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. WITH FUEL IN CTR TANK, RT CTR PUMP IS CYCLING EVERY 10 SECONDS, KEEPING RT WING TANK FULL AT 13740, CLOSE TO OVERFULL. NOT LETTING WING BURN DOWN TO 550#S AS NORMAL. REPLACED FUEL LEVEL SENSING CONTROL UNIT FLSCU, RELAYS 8QL & 10QL IAW MM 28-46-34, ESPM 20-46-50 & 28-26-51-400-001A. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED. SEE AALA201606099014 & AALA201606099015.

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