Service difficulty report · Relay · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
September 4, 2022
Submitted
September 7, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N567UW
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
5728
Aircraft time
27,788 hours, 11,122 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
ABS0597WUV300A
Condition
None
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: AFTER TAKEOFF THRU 7000 FEET WE HAD CENTER TANK LEFT TRANSFER FAULT MESSAGE ON ECAM. FLIGHT CREW RAN ECAM PROCEDURES AND TURNED OFF LEFT TANK PUMPS 1 AND 2, GRAVITY FEED ONLY. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO PHX WHERE IT LANDED SAFELY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED LEFT CENTER TANK TRANSFER PUMP RELAYS 7QL (AALA202209072260) AND 9QL (AALA202209076363) PER AMM 28-26-00. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS ACCOMPLISHED.