Service difficulty report · Sensor · Airbus A320*

Difficulty date
December 18, 2023
Submitted
December 20, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N178US
Make and model
Airbus A320*
Aircraft serial
1519
Aircraft time
73,140 hours, 28,181 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
35300001
Condition
Warning Message
Location
Zone 600 - Rh Wi
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: ON CLIMBOUT, PASSING 12,500, RECEIVED A FUEL RIGHT WING TANK OVERFLOW ECAM. TURNED OFF CENTER TANK RIGHT TRANSFER PER ECAM AND WAITED 5-7 MINUTES, BUT ECAM STAYED ON, SO COMPLIED WITH REST OF ECAM PROCEDURE, RIGHT TANK STAYED AMBER FOR ENTIRE FLIGHT BUT OCCASIONALLY FLASHED GREEN. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RIGHT WING OVERFLOW SENSOR 28QJ2 AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL CHECK.