Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
September 1, 2016
Submitted
September 7, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N179UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1521
Aircraft time
52,048 hours, 19,366 cycles
Part
Control Unit
Part number
300420000050
Part serial
2899
Condition
Defective
Location
Fuel System
Part time
38,838 hours, 26,821 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 GROUNDED, RT CENTER FUEL TANK TRANSFER VALVE CYCLES ON AND OFF 5 SECONDS WITH RT WING QTY AT 13500 LBS FULL. NOT ALLOWING QTY TO DROP, PUSH BUTTON OPERATES VALVE NORMALLY. REPLACED FUEL LEVEL SENSING CONTROL UNIT AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPS CHECK IAW AMM 28-46-34.

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