Service difficulty report · Indication Sys · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
March 5, 2020
Submitted
March 6, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N838AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
2615
Aircraft time
43,970 hours, 21,269 cycles
Part
Indication Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS NOT GROUNDED: AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO TUS ON ACCOUNT OF A SUSPECTED FUEL LEAK DUE TO FUEL READING PROBLEM MISMATCH BETWEEN FUEL BURN (TOTALIZER) AND QUANTITIY REMAINING. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THERE WAS NO FUEL LEAK, RESET FMGC1 AND FMGC 2, ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.

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