Service difficulty report · Sensing Element · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 1, 2022
Submitted
March 2, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N403UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
442
Aircraft time
87,829 hours, 33,990 cycles
Part
Sensing Element
Part number
3004200000501
Part serial
NA
Condition
Failed
Location
Pos 1
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FUEL IMBALANCE WHILE IN LEVEL FLIGHT FUEL QTY READS 1540/11880/40/8860/1560 WITH FOB 23300. ATTEMPTED TO FOLLOW QRH 120.9 & 120.6 WITH THE CROSS FEED VALVE NO HELP. FUEL IMBALANCE CONTINUED TO INCREASE ON THE LEFT WING. CFR INDICATES LEFT PUMP 2 LO PR MESSAGE. REPORTED BY CREW TOMC SMITH DO NOT HAVE A FLSCU IN STOCK IN ATL NOR SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT FOR TESTING PER PARAGRAGH 4A OF THE TSM 28-46-00-810-810A. ACCOMPLISHED FUEL TRANSFER PER TSM 28-23-00-810-803-A. NO UPDATED PARTS FOR AC 4703 UPDATED SENSOR PART. UNCOMMANDED TRANSFER NOTED AT THIS TIME. OPERATIONAL CHECK GOOD. THERE WAS A L UNFULL SENSOR 26QJ1 MESSAGE FOUND UPON CHECKING POST FLGHT REPORT AND PERFORMING TSM TASK 28-46-00-810-810A WE ADD ACP''D TSM 28-46-00-810-810-A FOR L UNDERFULL LEVEL SENSOR 3 IDLE RUN WITH NO ABNORMAL FUEL TRANSFER INDICATED, AND POST ENG 26QJ1. PER STEP 4(A)6 - REPLACED FLSCU POS 1 (7QJ) PER AMM RUN POST FLT GOOD, CFDS COMMAND FLSS BITE CHECKS GOOD, NO 28-46-34-000-001 & 28-46-34-400-001-A, FUNCTIONAL TESTS GOOD. FAULTS. SET NEW FLT NUMBER, RESET FADECS, RAN BOTH MOTORS FOR 10 MIN ROTABLE PARTS CHANGE WAS INDICATED - TT # 1071328 SN OFF 3446 IPC REFERENCE # 28-46-34 UNIT, FUEL LEVL OFF 31-2840-9-9001 3446 ON 31-2840-9-9001 1852

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