Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 22, 2024
Submitted
December 27, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N131NN
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6472
Aircraft time
32,705 hours, 10,577 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
B55968004
Part serial
11728
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Apu Fuel
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
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: DURING CLIMB OUT APU FUEL VALVE SHOWED OPEN AND APU FLAP SHOWEDOPEN. EXCESSIVE FUEL FLOW FROM LEFT MAIN TANKS AND POSSIBLE APUFUEL LEAK SO DIVERTED BACK TO DFW. MAINTENANCE REPLACED IDG ACTUATOR IAW AMM 49-23-51.

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