Service difficulty report · Transfer Valve · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
October 6, 2018
Submitted
October 18, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N189UW
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1425
Aircraft time
59,682 hours, 22,286 cycles
Part
Transfer Valve
Part number
HTE1900012
Part serial
M105GB1100
Condition
Defective
Location
Fuel System
Part time
55,217 hours, 20,819 cycles
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

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: ECAM FUEL ACTIVE TRANSFER FAULT AT FLIGHT LEVEL 320, FORWARD ACTIVE QUANTITY 5280, AFT ACTIVE QUANTITY 160 PER PROCEDURE DESCENDED TO FLIGHT LEVEL 270 AND WAS ABLE TO BURN ALL ACTIVE FUEL. REPLACED ACTUATOR TRANSFER VALVE PER AMM 28-28-53-401, DUE TO NO TRANSFER SYMBOL (GREEN TRIANGLE) SHOWING DURING AUTO OR MANUAL TRANSFER. ACCOMPLISHED OPERATIONS TEST OF ACTUATOR AUTO AND MANUAL TRANSFER R SYSTEM PER AMM 28-28-00-501. OPERATIONS OK.

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