Service difficulty report · Switch · Airbus A330243

Difficulty date
June 25, 2020
Submitted
June 26, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N374HA
Make and model
Airbus A330243
Aircraft serial
1565
Aircraft time
25,442 hours, 3,956 cycles
Part
Switch
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

ETOPS SIGNIFICANT SYSTEM FUEL APU VALVE FAULT ON ECAM. FOUND APU ISOL VALVE (5QF) ON GRD RPT. REPLACED ACTUATOR. NO HELP. REINSTALLED ORG ACTUATOR. OPS CHK OF THE APU FUEL ISOL. VLV AND APU LP S/O VLV ACTUATOR FOUND STUCK OPEN. FOUND APU FUEL VENT P/BSW 8QC NOT FULLY RELEASED. RELEASED SW, BOTH APU ISOL AND L/P S/O VLV NOW OPS NORMAL. NEED TO REPLACE P/BSW 8QC. REMOVED APU FUEL VENT PUSH BUTTON FROM SWITCH. AWAITING AVIONICS TO REPLACE SWITCH. REPLACED SWITCH (8QC) PER AMM 28-22-02. OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.

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