Service difficulty report · Actuator · Airbus A310

Difficulty date
June 29, 2017
Submitted
June 30, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N803FD
Make and model
Airbus A310
Aircraft serial
378
Aircraft time
44,433 hours, 17,251 cycles
Part
Actuator
Part number
D97C00501
Part serial
21680
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel
Stage of operation
CL
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

DURING CLIMB. RIGHT OUTER TANK DECREASEED TO 3.32 LBS AND RIGHT INNER INCREASEDTO 14.4. LEFT OUTER WAS 6.13 & LEFT INNER WAS 11.91. WAS ABLE TO STOP R/O DECREASE BY TRINING OFF R/O PUMPS., BUT RIGHT INNER DID NOT DECREASE. AT 37000 LEVEL OFF L/O 6.16 L/I 7.84 CTR 0.07 TRIMI 5.06 R/O 3.15 R/I 11.30. BY USING "FWD" WAS ABLE TO KEEP WING TO WING BALANCE BY USING ONLY CTR & TRIM FUEL. IAW M/M 12-11-28 ATTEMPTED TO TRANSFER FUEL FROM RH INNER TANK, NO LUCK. WHEN SELECTIING ENG PAGE AND FUEL PRESSURE INDICATION, THE RH INNER TANK SHOWED NO FUEL PRESSURE. CYCLED ISO VALVE AND VALVE CONSTANTLY FLASHED. REF M/M 28-22-52- 04 PIGGY BACKED NEW ACTUATOR AND ISO VALVE INDICATION FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. REPLACED ISOLATION VALVE ACTUATOR IAW M/M 28-22-52-04. TRANSFERED AND BALANCED FUEL LOAD PER M/M 12-11-28, CKS NORMAL. PERFORMED FQIS OPERATIONAL BITE, SYSTEM TESTS NORMAL. REF M/M 31-46-00-5 CGCC SYSTEM CKS NORMAL.

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