Service difficulty report · Relay · Airbus A310324

Difficulty date
January 21, 2014
Submitted
January 22, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N810FD
Make and model
Airbus A310324
Aircraft serial
452
Aircraft time
38,226 hours, 12,197 cycles
Part
Relay
Part number
E0055C30BW
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT, RECEIVED AN INTERMITTENT CHIME, WITH NO ECAM ALERT, INVESTIGATION FOUND LOW FUEL TANK AT 1.5 & RO AT 1.7. THE CENTER TANK WAS FEEDING & TRIM TANK TRANSFERRING FWD. UNABLE TO RECOVER INNER FUEL TANK & APPROXIMATELY 17600 LBS OF FUEL WAS TRAPPED AT SLAT EXTENSION. THE FUEL FEED DID NOT REVERT TO THE INNER TANKS & CENTRE TANKS CONTINUED TO BURN. LEFT & RT OUTER MAINTAINED 1.5 & 1.7 RESPECTIVELY, AT APPROXIMATELY 400. ON APPROACH THE FUEL FEED SWITCHED TO INNER TANK & THE CTR TANK PUMPS SHUT DOWN. R & R RELAYS IAW SMP. PERFORMED AUTO FUEL FEED OPS & FUNCTIONAL TESTED IAW AMM 28-21-00-05. CENTER TANK LOW LEVEL SENSOR CHECKED NORMAL IAW AMM 28-46-00-05, FUNCTIONAL TEST, ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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