Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
September 8, 2016
Submitted
September 9, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N373HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1530
Aircraft time
10,414 hours, 1,630 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuel Inlet
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AFTER TAKEOFF, FUEL IMBALANCE ADVISORY ECAM MESSAGE. RIGHT WING TANKS 7000 LBS HEAVIER THAN LEFT TANKS. TRIM TANK WAS TRANSFERRING FORWARD AND APPEARED TO BE GOING INTO THE RIGHT TANK ONLY. IMBALANCE CONTINUED UNTIL TRIM TANK EMPTY MAX IMBALANCE WAS 12500 LBS, HEAVY IN RIGHT MAIN TANK. FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURE. BALANCED FUEL BETWEEN LT & RT WING TANKS AFTER CEASING CROSSFEED, OPS NORMAL. TROUBELSHOT IAW FIM 28-25-00-810-839-A. DETERMINED LEFT L1 PUMP IS PUTTING FUEL INTO THE RIGHT INNER TANK. DEFUELED AIRCRAFT AND PREPPED FOR TANK ENTRY. INSPECTED FUEL VALVES IN CENTER TANK. NO DEFECTS NOTED. INSPECTED OUTER TANK INLET VALVE. FOUND VALVE DAMAGED AROUND FUEL LINE MOUNTING BRACKET. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE TANK INLET VALVE IAW AMM 28-25-12. OPS AND LEAK CHECHED GOOD. AIRCRAFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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