Service difficulty report · Indicator · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
August 12, 2024
Submitted
August 13, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N119US
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1268
Aircraft time
68,297 hours, 34,334 cycles
Part
Indicator
Condition
Reads Low
Location
Zone 200 - 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 DFW DUE A FUEL AUTO TRANSFER FAULT ECAM ALERTED THE FLIGHT CREW OF A FUEL INDICATION ERROR. LEFT SIDE INDICATION WAS READING APPROXIMATLEY. 4000 LBS LESS THAN THE RIGHT-SIDE DURING CRUISE PHASE. FUEL QUANTITY INDICATIONS RETURNED TO NORMAL LATER IN THE FLIGHT. AT WORSE POINT LEFT SIDE 1560/8500 RIGHT SIDE INDICATION 12500/1560. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AT DFW AND TAXIED TO THE GATE UNDER ITS OWN POWER. MAINTENANCE ACCOMPLISHED FUEL QUANTITY BITE CHECKED ON BOTH CHANNELS PER AMM 28-42-00 WITH NO FAULT NOTED. ALSO PERFORMED INTERCELL FUEL TRANSFERS BETWEEN OUTER TO INNER TANKS WITH NO FAULT NOTED PER AMM 28-15-00.

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