Service difficulty report · Seal · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
January 13, 2004
Submitted
January 16, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N636AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
098
Aircraft time
44,986 hours, 19,960 cycles
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Boost Pump
Part time
43,307 hours, 19,126 cycles
Component
Pump
Component part number
568127202002
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LAS - FUEL SPILL - WHILE REPLACING O-RING SEAL FOR FUEL LEAK AT RT AFT WING PUMP A LARGE QUANTITY OF FUEL SPILLED WHEN PUMP WAS REMOVED FROM CANISTER, CHECK VALVE LOCKING DEVICE WAS IN CLOSED POSITION. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE TAB ON CHECK VALVE LOCKING DEVICE THAT CLOSES THE CHECK VALVE HAD BROKEN OFF ALLOWING VALVE TO REMAIN OPEN. REMOVED AND REPLACED RT WING FUEL PUMP IAW AMM 28-21-51-401, AND CHECK VALVE LOCKING DEVICE, LEAK AND OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD.

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