Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
March 11, 2025
Submitted
March 12, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N158UP
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
0847
Aircraft time
25,293 hours, 15,363 cycles
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Leaking
Location
Zone 100
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

*SDR FILED OPEN* FUEL APPEARS TO BE MIGRATING FROM L INNER TO CENTER TANK AT 2-300LBS/HR.(1300LBS OVER 4 HR FLT.) AIRCRAFT OPERATED IN PAYLOAD, (CTR AND TRIM DEACTIVATED.) VERIFIED FUEL IS TRANSFERRING SLOWLY BETWEEN LEFT INNER TANK AND CENTER TANK USING LEFT INNER TANK BOOST PUMPS. CLOSED FUEL CROSS-FEED VALVE AND LEFT HAND INNER/CENTER ISOLATION VALVES. FUEL STILL TRANSFERS. RAN BOTH INNER AND #1 CENTER TANK BOOST PUMPS AT THE SAME TIME, FUEL STILL TRANSFERS. SUSPECT PIPE LEAK INSIDE CENTER TANK IN THE PIPE BETWEEN THE #1 CENTER TANK BOOST PUMP AND THE LEFT INNER TANK PUMPS.

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