Service difficulty report · Protector · Airbus A321253NX

Difficulty date
June 21, 2023
Submitted
June 23, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N446AN
Make and model
Airbus A321253NX
Aircraft serial
10770
Aircraft time
5,727 hours, 1,524 cycles
Part
Protector
Part number
L95F50603
Condition
Burst
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: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO RIC. FUEL IMBALANCE DURING FLIGHT, MAX IMBALANCE 6000 LBS. QRH 12-5 DID NOT RESOLVE ISSUE. LANDED WITH 13.3 RIGHT TANK AND APPROX 6000 IN LEFT TANK. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT RIC WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE OVERPRESSURE PROTECTOR 96QM DUE TO THE DISC HAD BURST PER AMM 28-12-41 AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY LEAK CHECK WITH NO FUEL MIGRATION NOTED.

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