Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 12, 2022
Submitted
December 13, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N113AN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6020
Aircraft time
30,852 hours, 6,282 cycles
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Unresponsive
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
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: IN FLIGHT AFTER TURNING ON ACT FORWARD AT FL300 THE ACT #2 TRANSFERRED FUEL TO CENTER. AFTER #1 (LEFT) DID NOT TRANSFER TRAPPING 5300 LBS OF FUEL. DESCENT TO FL270 DID NOT FIX PROBLEM. WAITED 10 MINUTES WITH ACT SWITCH ON AND 10 MINUTES WITH ACT SWITCH AUTO, BUT FUEL DID NOT TRANSFER. EVENTUALLY ACT FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND FOLLOWED ECAM PROCEDURES. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO ORD WHERE IT LANDED SAFLEY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. **SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED** (OPEN)

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