Service difficulty report · Pump · Airbus A330*

Difficulty date
July 1, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Airbus A330*
Aircraft time
39,215 hours
Engine
Rroyce RB211*
Part
Pump
Part number
56828300004
Condition
Leaking
Location
Stand By Fuel
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING ROUTINE CHECK OF THE INBD STAND-BY FUEL PUMP LOCATION 5112 QA1 A FUEL LEAK AND ASSOCIATED FAULT MESSAGE WERE DETECTED. DURING REMOVAL OF THE FUEL PUMP, IT WAS NOTED THAT THERE WAS FUEL BEHIND THE VOID OF THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR, SEEPING THROUGH THE PINS INTO THE FEMALE PORTION OF THE CONNECTOR. INITIAL INVESTIGATION HAS SHOWN THAT THERE IS A SB OUT TO ADDRESS THE POSSIBILITY OF WATER EGRESS INTO THE DRY VOID BEHIND THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR THAT COULD FREEZE, LEADING TO CRACKING AND POSSIBLE FUEL LEAKAGE. THE SB HAD BEEN CARRIED OUT IN THIS CASE DENOTED BY THE -004 IN THE PN. ACM HAS CONTACTED ACFT MFG AND PUMP MFG DIRECTLY AND AS THE SB AND SAFETY EVALUATION CARRIED OUT BY ACFT MFG INDICATES THERE IS A LOW RISK FOR FIRE, OR FUEL LEAKAGE IN FLIGHT. ACM HAS CHANGED THE PUMP AND ALL LEAK CHECK CARRIED OUT IAW THE AMM.