Service difficulty report · Tube · Airbus A310

Difficulty date
May 3, 2002
Submitted
May 31, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Airbus A310
Aircraft time
35,988 hours
Engine
Ge CF680C2*
Part
Tube
Part number
A2827042100600
Condition
Cracked
Location
Apu Fuel
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) PRESENCE OF FUEL WAS DETECTED IN APU FUEL FEED LINE SHROUD, BENEATH CABIN FLOOR BETWEEN FRAMES 46 & 79. AFTER REMOVING A SECTION OF SHROUD FROM DRAIN TO FRAME 46 & GOING AFT, FUEL SHROUD AFT OF FRAME 79 STOPPED SHOWING PRESENCE OF FUEL. APU FUEL FEED TUBE SECTION FROM FRAME 79 TO FRAME 84 WAS REMVD & PRESSURE LEAK CHECKED. A MICROSCOPIC LEAK SOURCE WAS CONFIRMED FROM FUEL FEED TUBE SUPPORT FLANGE WELD. WELD CRACK IS TOO SMALL TO BE SEEN VISUALLY. FUEL FEED TUBE WAS REPLACED PER AMM 49-31-21P.401. DAMAGED FUEL FEED TUBE FLANGE IS LOCATED ON SUPPORT BRACKET UNDER FLOOR, IN SERVICE COMPT AFT OF BULK CARGO, 40 IN FWD OF PRESSURE BULKHEAD.

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