Service difficulty report · Fuel Cell · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
August 1, 2011
Submitted
September 9, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft time
30,780 hours
Engine
Cfmint CFM565B32P
Part
Fuel Cell
Condition
Leaking
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
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

FUEL LEAK FROM RT WING AFTER FUELING COMPLETE WHILE STILL ON THE GATE. BOARDING HALTED. MX INVESTIGATING. FUEL LEAKING OUT OF RT WING (OVERFLOWING FROM VENT) TRANSFERRED FUEL OUT OF L & R TANK TO CENTER. FUEL BALANCED. CAM FAULT "RIGHT WING TANK OVERFLOW", CLEARED. CFDS TEST OF FQIS & FLSS STATUS SHOWED NO FAULTS. HIGH LEVEL SENSORS TESTED ON FUEL PANEL ALL PASSED. INDICATION NORMAL. CONS SERV.

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