Service difficulty report · Filter Element · Airbus A320231

Difficulty date
December 16, 2004
Submitted
December 20, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N621AW
Make and model
Airbus A320231
Aircraft serial
053
Aircraft time
49,037 hours, 22,230 cycles
Part
Filter Element
Part number
QA07301
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

AT TAKEOFF, RECEIVED ECAM MESSAGE FOR NR 1 ENG FUEL FILTER CLOGGED, REJECTED TAKEOFF AT 60 KTS, MESSAGE DISAPPEARED AFTER A FEW SECONDS. MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TRY & DUPLICATE MESSAGE WITH NO SUCCESS, TAXIED BACK TO RUNWAY & TOOK OFF. AFTER TAKEOFF AT APPROX 1000 FT, NR 1 ENG FUEL FILTER CLOG MESSAGE REAPPEARED & STAYED ON FOR APPROX 5 MINS THEN DISAPPEARED FOR REMAINDER OF FLT. WHEN ACRFT LANDED, MX REPLACED NR 1 ENG FUEL FILTER ELEMENT, LEAK CHK GOOD.MX R/R NR 1 ENGINE FUEL DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH IAW AMM, LEAK & OPS CHECK GOOD. FUNCTIONAL TEST OF FUEL DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE SWITCH S/N N101 COULD NOT DUPLICATE REASON FOR REMOVAL, UNIT PASSED ALL TESTS PER CMM 73-34-15, REV. 2.

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