Service difficulty report · Gasket · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
June 4, 2017
Submitted
June 6, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N388HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
23275
Aircraft time
91,652 hours, 35,809 cycles
Part
Gasket
Condition
Torn
Location
Fuel Manifold
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ETOPS SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM - FUEL DISAGREE - PROG2 DISPLAYED ON CDU SCRATCHPAD WITH TOTALIZATOR FUEL DIFFERENTIAL - 4.2 BELOW CALCULATED. AFTER LANDING FA'S REPORTED STRONG FUEL ODOR IN REAR CABIN.// REMOVED BYPASS & INLET MANIFOLD FROM #2 ENG FUEL PUMP & MEC. FOUND INLET MANIFOLD GASKET ON MEC TORN. REPLACED MEC MANIFOLD INLET GASKET & RE-INSTALLED BYPASS & INLET MANIFOLD PER AMM 73-11-01-404--018-G00 & AMM 73-21-01-404-032-G00. OPERATED NR 2 ENG PER AMM 71-00-00-802. NO LEAKS NOTED ON GROUND. OK TO CONTINUE.

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