Service difficulty report · Pump · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
May 18, 2018
Submitted
May 18, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N440UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
702
Aircraft time
67,633 hours, 27,287 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Pump
Part number
5009913F
Part serial
3482
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 1 Engine Fuel
Part time
56,172 hours, 704,239 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

NR 1 ENGINE FUEL PUMP IS CRACKED AND LEAKING FUEL AT THE FOUR BOLT FLANGE THAT ATTACHES TO THE PIPE THAT TAKES FUEL TO FCOC. REMOVED THE MAIN ENGINE FUEL PUMP IAW AMM 73-12-41. INSTALLED FUEL METTERING UNIT IAW AMM 73-22-52-400-010-B-13. THE FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER WAS IN PLACE, OUTLET TUBE AND GROUND SECURED IAW AMM 73-31-17-0401-13. INSTALLED A SERVICABLE FUEL PUMP, IDT INSPECTION OF INSTALLATION OF FUEL PUMP AND FMU IAW GMM 09-10-05. PUMP. ACCOMPLISHED A LEAK CHECK OF THE NR 1 ENGINE, NO LEAKS.

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