Service difficulty report · Fuel Feed · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
June 17, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft time
52,323 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM565A1
Part
Fuel Feed
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

WHILE TAXIING TO DEPART FROM STATION THE CREW REPORTED AN AUTO FUEL FEED FAULT AND RETURNED TO THE GATE. AS THE ACFT WAS RETURNING TO THE GATE GROUND PERSONNEL REPORTED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE RT WING TANK. NO EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. AFTER ENGINE START AND TAXI OUT. (14.8 FOB) ALL FUEL PUMPS ON. FUEL AUTO FEED FAULT. SMALL FUEL SPILL FROM BOTH NACA VENTS WHILE RETURNING. FUEL AUTO FEED FAULT MESSAGE IS A CONFIGURATION WARNING AND THE CONFIGURATION SHOWN ABOVE IS NORMAL. FILLED WINGS ABOVE 5000KG AND NO AUTO FEED FAULT. BROUGHT THE WINGS BELOW 5000KG WITH CENTER ABOVE 250 KG, MESSAGE APPEARED. TRANSFERED BACK IN THE WING AND AUTO FEED FAULT IS GONE. CK SERVICEABLE.

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