Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Airbus A300*

Difficulty date
September 17, 2022
Submitted
September 19, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N536UW
Make and model
Airbus A300*
Aircraft serial
4025
Aircraft time
39,212 hours, 15,571 cycles
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
None
Location
Zone 100 - Fuse
Stage of operation
CR
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: AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO DFW DUE TO A FUEL ACT TRANSFER FAULT. AUTO FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED. NO HELP WITH ACT SWITCH FORWARD. 5180 LBS ACT 1 TRAPPED NO MANUAL TRANSFER FUNCTIONALITY. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT DFW WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED FUEL TRANSFER FROM CENTER TANKS TO THE WINGS. A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE ACT MANUAL/AUTO TRANSFER SYSTEM WAS ACCOMPLISHED PER AMM 28-28-00 WITH NO FAULTS NOTED.