Service difficulty report · Sensor · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
March 18, 2023
Submitted
May 12, 2023
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N742FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
613
Aircraft time
58,595 hours, 27,114 cycles
Part
Sensor
Part number
72270220
Condition
Failed
Location
N/A
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT FL350, RT INNER TANK FAULT ECAM. COMPLIED WITH ECAM AND QRH. 120# FUEL IN CTR TANK, INNER AND TRIM SHOWED 0 . RIGHT OUTER TANK STARTED TO DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE DESCENT GREATER THAN THE LEFT OUTER. DECLARED EMERGENCY AS IMBALANCE REACHED 800#. AT LANDING, FUEL IMBALANCE BETWEEN OUTER TANKS WAS 1100#. HAD THE CROSS FEED IN-LINE AND KEPT THE RIGHT THROTTLE AT IDLE AS LONG AS POSSIBLE UNTIL APPROACH AND LANDING. EMERGENCY DECLARED. FOUND RT INNER TANK LOW LEVEL SENSOR 698QJ READING WET WITH TANK EMPTY. REPLACED LOW LEVEL SENSOR IAW AMM 28-46-21-04. OPS CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST - CENTER AND INNER-TANK PUMPS AUTOMATIC-CONTROL REF AMM 28-21-00-05-02. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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