Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
January 7, 2018
Submitted
January 9, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N126UW
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
4149
Aircraft time
22,886 hours, 11,906 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fuel Transfer
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER THE NR 1 ENGINE STARTED, AND WITH BOTH ENGINES RUNNING, RECEIVED AN ECAM CAUTION FOR THE CENTER TANK FEED TRANSFR AT TWO DIFFERENT TIMES. PERFORMED AN ECAM ACTION TO SHUT DOWN CENTER TANK FUEL PUMPS AND SWITCH TO MANUAL FEED. TROUBLESHOT IAW TSM 28-21-00-720-001-A. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE CENTER TANK PUMPS, NR 1 AND 2 CONTROL RELAYS 51QA AND 52QA IAW ESPM 20-46-00. ACCOMPLISHED SATISFACTORY OPS TEST IAW AMM 28-21-00-710-007-A, AND FUNCTIONAL TESTED IAW AMM 28-21-00-720-001-A. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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