Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Airbus A320*

Difficulty date
July 18, 2023
Submitted
July 20, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N973UY
Make and model
Airbus A320*
Aircraft serial
4893
Aircraft time
38,316 hours, 14,851 cycles
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Overtemp
Location
Zone 500 - Lh Wi
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
M, 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: AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO CLT. CLIMBING THRU 18,000 FEET, FUEL LEFT WING TANK HIGH TEMPERATURE ECAM DISPLAYED, THE TANK TEMPERATURE INDICATED 54 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT CLT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED FQI BITE TEST PER AMM 28-42-00 WITH NO FAULTS NOTED. PERFORMED 10 MINUTE ENGINE IDLE RUN AND LEFT WING FUEL TEMPERATURE DID NOT INCREASE AND THERE WAS NO DIFFERENCE IN TEMPERATURE BETWEEN THE LEFT WING AND RIGHT WING INDICATIONS. MAINTENANCE FOUND NO DEFECTS AND RETURNED THE AIRCRAFT TO SERVICE.