Service difficulty report · Transfer Valve · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
June 24, 2015
Submitted
June 24, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N385HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1295
Part
Transfer Valve
Part number
33282190006
Part serial
15975
Condition
Cracked
Location
Zone 500
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

2 HOURS INTO FLIGHT FUEL PAGE INDICATED 6K FUEL IMBALANCE LT MAIN 16600 RT MAIN 9800. TRIM TANK TRANSFER VALVE WAS OPEN WITH NO TRANSFER LINE INTO MAIN TANKS INDICATING, BUT FUEL WAS TRANSFERING TO LT MAIN TANK ONLY AFTER TANK 0 FUEL BURN NORMAL. FOUND LT OUTER TANK FUEL INLET VALVE CRACKED, ACCOMPLISHED AMM TASK 28-25-12-000-801A, REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF OUTER TANK FUEL INLET VALVE, OPS CHECKS GOOD. OK FOR SERVICE.

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