Service difficulty report · Pump · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
August 11, 2021
Submitted
August 12, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N835AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
2458
Aircraft time
48,918 hours, 23,414 cycles
Part
Pump
Condition
Faulted
Location
Center Fuel Cell
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
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: FUEL AUTO FEED FAULT ECAM RECEIVED IN FLIGHT. ECAM PROCEDURE REQUIRES FUEL MODE SELECT SWITCH TO MANUAL AND CENTER TANK PUMP 1 ON. FLIGHT DISPATCHED WITH MEL 28-05A - CENTER TANK 1 INOP. COULD NOT COMPLY WITH ECAM AS A RESULT. NOTE: CROSS-FEED WAS REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN WING BALANCE IN FLIGHT. (LEFT WING LOW - RIGHT WING HIGH - FUEL FLOW NORMAL BETWEEN ENGINES) CREW OBSERVED CROSS FLOW BETWEEN WING TANKS - WING TO WING AT APROX 200 LBS EVERY 5 MINS DURING NON CROSS-FEED OPS. CREW OBSERVED IMBALANCE RATE WING TO WING DEVELOP AT APROX 100 LBS EVERY 3 MIN. DURING X FEED OPS, CREW OBSERVED FUEL RETURN TO CENTER TANK. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED, AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO DFW WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED CENTER TANK PUMP 1 PER AMM 28-21-00. RESET GFCI (69QA) PER TSM 28-21-00-810-817A. AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK PER TSM 28-21-00-810-825A.

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