Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
August 29, 2026
Submitted
September 1, 2026
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N562UW
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
5332
Aircraft time
43,256 hours, 17,797 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
HTE2000021
Part serial
M175GB0400
Condition
Fault Message
Location
Zone 600
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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: FLIGHT CREW REPORTED THAT HAD AN INTERMITTENT CONDITION RESULTING IN ALL 5K LBS OF CENTER TANK FUEL POTENTIALLY BEING TRAPPED FUEL - THE FLIGHT CREW CONFIRMED ALL MEL 28-05H PROCEDURES HAD BEEN COMPLIED WITH BUT ON CLIMB OUT HAD AN ECAM ALERT FOR RIGHT (REPEAT RIGHT) XFER FAULT, IN ADDITION TO ALREADY MEL'D LEFT XFER FAULT. FUEL ECAM PAGE INDICATED TWO AMBER XX'S OVER RIGHT XFER VALVE, AND AN AMBER BOX WITH AN AMBER DASH IN LEFT XFER VALVE BOX. THIS CONDITION LEFT US WITH APPROXIMATELY 5K LBS OF TRAPPED FUEL CYCLED CTR TK R XFER PUSH BUTTON, AMONG OTHER STEPS, AND WERE EVENTUALLY ABLE TO GET THE RIGHT CTR TK XFER VALVE TO OPEN. LEFT THE FUEL SYSTEM IN THAT CONFIGURATION UNTIL ALL CTR TANK FUEL WAS TRANSFERRED INTO RIGHT TANK - MAINTENANCE REPLACED RIGHT FUEL CONTROL VALVE ACTUATOR 12QL PER AMM 28-26-51 AND ACCOMPLISHED A SATISFACTORY OPERATIONAL WITH NO ISSUES NOTED

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