Service difficulty report · Solenoid Valve · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 26, 2013
Submitted
July 29, 2013
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N436UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
638
Aircraft time
57,420 hours, 21,661 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Solenoid Valve
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel System
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

FUELER REPORTS RT REFUEL VALVE WILL NOT OPEN NORMALLY. TRANSFERRED FUEL IAW AMM. VALVE OPENED AND FUEL TRANSFERRED INTO RT WING. WHEN FUEL TRUCK BECAME AVAILABLE AND PRESSURE FUELING WAS PERFORMED, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE RT REFUEL VALVE WAS SURGING. PRESSING THE OVERRIDE BUTTON CAUSED THE SOLENOID VALVE TO STOP SURGING.

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