Service difficulty report · Indicator · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
November 15, 2018
Submitted
November 19, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6100
Aircraft time
16,145 hours, 6,263 cycles
Part
Indicator
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fuel Qty
Stage of operation
CL
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

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, RECEIVED AN ECAM FUEL AUTO TRANSFER FAULT. THE LEFT WING TANK FUEL QUANTITY INDICATOR INOPERATIVE. THE AUTO MODE QUICKLY BEGAN OVERFILLING WING TANKS FROM CENTER TANK AS DIRECTED BY ECAM. SELECTED MANUAL MODE AND TRANSFERRED FUEL FROM CENTER TANK AS NEEDED, CONFIGURATION AT TAKEOFF WAS 48.3/FF. THE AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED.

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