Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A319115

Difficulty date
December 23, 2020
Submitted
December 24, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9004F
Make and model
Airbus A319115
Aircraft serial
5745
Aircraft time
19,546 hours, 9,342 cycles
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B6
Part
Valve
Part number
3296956
Part serial
WCP6604J
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Engine Fuel
Part time
19,546 hours, 9,342 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
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 GROUNDED. ON TAKEOFF TOWER AND ANOTHER AIRCRAFT REPORTED LEFT ENGINE LEAKING FUEL (NO LEAK INDICATED IN THE AIR). AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND RETURNED TO PHL WHERE THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. REPLACED THE HPTACC VALVE, WHICH WAS LEAKING FUEL AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK/OPERATIONAL CHECK, PER AMM 75-21-10.

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