Service difficulty report · Fuel Sys · Airbus A300B4622R

Difficulty date
March 12, 2024
Submitted
March 13, 2024
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N730FD
Make and model
Airbus A300B4622R
Aircraft serial
659
Aircraft time
49,268 hours, 26,698 cycles
Part
Fuel Sys
Part number
UNKNOWN
Condition
Unknown
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
9
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

INNER FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY & GREEN SCHEMATIC FOR RT INNER PUMP DID NOT TURN ORANGE & CENTER LT PUMP WOULD NOT PICK UP, IMBALANCE BETWEEN LT OUTER & RT OUTER DEVELOPED TO 1,900 LBS IN DESCENT. TRIED IN-LINE FUEL, BUT LT OUTER TANK KEPT BURNING FUEL GREATER THAN RT OUTER TANK. FINAL FUEL LT OUTER 4.74 & RT OUTER 6.6. PHASE 1 INSP FROM 1 A. - 1 D COMPLETED, TO STEP 2A, NO DEFECT'S NOTED, IAW AMM 05-51-46-00. LATERAL IMBALANCE WAS WITHIN TOLERANCE & NO INSP REQUIRED. DURING TRANSFER OF FUEL IN AUTO, TO CHECK LEVEL SENSORS RT INNER & CENTER TANK SHUT OFF ON SCHEDULE LT INNER WOULD NOT SHUT OFF. WITH TANKS EMPTY. LOW LEVEL SENSOR IN LT & RT INNERS & BOTH CENTER TANKS CHECKED DRY & CENTER CAL SENSOR CHECKED DRY. CLEANED, & INSPECTED LT INNER TANK CONNECTOR 561VC, & CENTER TANK CONNECTORS 2022VC & 1076VC. ADDED FUEL TO INNERS & CENTER TANK. TRANSFERRED FUEL TO OUTERS IN AUTO ALL TANKS SWITCHED ON SCHEDULE, SYSTEM OPS CHECKS GOOD. CHECKED AFFC NO CURRENT OR HISTORY FAULTS SHOWN.

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