Service difficulty report · Indicator · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
January 26, 2011
Submitted
January 31, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N512NK
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
2673
Aircraft time
18,555 hours, 8,846 cycles
Engine
Iae V2524A5
Part
Indicator
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fuel System
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

RT ENGINE FUEL FLOW INOP AND FUEL USED INOP. AFTER TAKEOFF, LOST OVER HALF OF LT TIP TANK FUEL AND LT ENGINE FUEL FLOW WAS 7900 LBS. IN CLIMB, SEEMS EXCESSIVE, ALL LT FUEL TANKS DRAINING FASTER THAN RT. FOLLOWED TSM 73-31-00-810-802, PERFORMED ENGINE RUN ON NR 1 & NR 2 ENGINES IAW AMM 71-00-00-710-043, FUEL INDICATION PERFORMED NORMAL WITH GREEN FUEL FLOW INDICATION. AS PRECAUTION, INSPECTED ALL CONNECTIONS TO EEC AND FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER, NO DEFECTS OR LEAKS NOTED ON BOTH ENGINES. SUMPED FUEL TANKS IAW AMM 12-32-28-281-001, PERFORMED POST ENGINE RUN, AFTER 5 MINUTES, NO FAILURES DETECTED.

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