Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
April 16, 2004
Submitted
April 19, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N637AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
099
Aircraft time
45,155 hours, 20,253 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
9813395
Part serial
FRTR200AB
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
45,179 hours, 20,259 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

CMH - FUEL - FLT 0794 - WHILE TAXIING TO RUNWAY FOR DEPARTURE FUEL WAS REPORTED LEAKING FROM THE RIGHT WING, RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE FOUND FUEL LEAK COMING FROM RIGHT WING OUTBOARD SURGE TANK NACA INTAKE VENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL LEVEL SENSING CONTROL UNIT NR 1 PER TSM 28-21-00-810-825 & TSM 28-46-00-810-818. FUEL LEVEL SENSING SYSTEM BITE CHECK WAS GOOD, BUT DURING ENGINE RUN FUEL CONTINUED TO LEAK FROM NACA VENT. REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT WING AIR RELEASE VALVE IAW AMM 28-21-41-04, LEAK CHECK WAS GOOD. AIR RELEASE VALVE S/N FRTR200AB WAS DAMAGED BEYOND ECONOMICAL REPAIR; UNIT WAS SCRAPPED AT VENDOR.

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