Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
July 15, 2020
Submitted
July 16, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N153AN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6908
Aircraft time
14,582 hours, 5,513 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
HTE2000021
Condition
Defective
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT NOT GROUNDED - PILOT REPORTS: FUEL CENTER RT TRANSFER FAULT ECAM MESSAGE WITH 9000LBS CENTER TANK FUEL AT INITAL ECAM MESSAGE. APPROXIMATELY 45 MINUTES LATER, RT TRANSFER VALVE OPENED UP AND STARTED WORKING. FAULT REOCCURED LATER IN FLIGHT. MEL 07-481D-C AUTHORIZED. TROUBLESHOOTING PER TSM 28-26-00-810-807-A, REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT TRANSFER VALVE (12QL) PER AMM 28-65-51, OPERATIONAL AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. CLEARED MEL.

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