Service difficulty report · Relief Valve · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
February 19, 2001
Submitted
February 21, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N820AW
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
1397
Aircraft time
566 hours, 226 cycles
Part
Relief Valve
Part number
L95F50603
Part serial
4107
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Center Tank
Part time
566 hours, 226 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CMH - DIVERTED FLIGHT - 2/14/01 - EN ROUTE FROM PHL TO PHX THE CREW GOT AN ECAM AUTO FUEL FAULT. SELECTED MANUAL AND NOTICED FLASHING QUANTITY NR 2 MAIN AND OUTBOARD RESERVE AND DECREASING FUEL QUANTITY IN NR 1 MAIN; TRIED NR 1 FUEL PUMPS OFF, DECREASE CONTINUED; FLIGHT WAS DIVERTED TO CMH. IN CMH, MAINTENANCE FOUND THE CENTER TANK OVERPRESSURE PROTECTOR RUPTURED; IT WAS REPLACED AND CHECKS WERE GOOD.

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