Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A300B4605R

Difficulty date
April 6, 2012
Submitted
April 9, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N732FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4605R
Aircraft serial
713
Aircraft time
36,493 hours, 18,640 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
1157060
Condition
Failed
Location
Defuel
Part time
5,805 hours, 3,232 cycles
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

AT LEVEL OFF, NOTED LEFT OUTER FUEL QUANITY INDICATING LESS THAN THE RT OUTER. LT OUTER TANK FUEL QUANTITY CONTINUED TO DECREASE AT A STEADY RATE. FUEL USED AND STARTING FUEL COMPARISON SHOWED THE CORRECT TOTAL FUEL REMAINING. DIVERTED, ON LANDING LT OUTER QTY WAS 5200 LBS, RT OUTER QTY WAS 8200 LBS. LT OUTER FUEL QTY STEADILY DECREASED THROUGH FLIGHT. ON LANDING, ON POST FLIGHT WALK AROUND NO FUEL LEAKS FOUND. TRANSFERRED FUEL BACK INTO LT OUTER, FUEL SLOWLY MIGRATED BACK INTO LT INNER WITH NO PUMPS RUNNING. TROUBLE SHOT FUEL DEFUEL VALVES IAW AMM 28-25-12-09-0 WITH ALL VALVES SELECTED SHUT, CONTROL PANEL IN REFUEL MODE, FUEL TRUCK PROVIDED PRESSURE, L/O FUEL QTY INCREASES. OPENED L/E CLOSEOUT PANEL. CYCLED PBS ON FUEL VALVE. REMOVED CONNECTOR TO FUELING VALVE REPEATED. TRUCK PRESSURE CHECK & FUEL QTY CONTINUES TO INCREASE. INSTALLED 9QU CONNECTOR. 523JB LE CLOSEOUT PANEL TEMP INSTALLED. TRANSFERED FUEL FROM L/O TANK. ON REMOVAL FOUND OLD VALVE STUCK OPEN. R & R L/O REFUEL/DEFUEL VALVE (9QU) IAW MM 28-25-12-04. OPS CHECKED NORMAL IAW28-25-12-04. LEAK CHECKED GOOD. MONITORED FUEL FOR LEAK DOWN, NONE NOTED. OK FOR SERVICE.

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