Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A319132

Difficulty date
November 29, 2018
Submitted
December 3, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N524TA
Make and model
Airbus A319132
Aircraft serial
5280
Aircraft time
22,325 hours, 8,650 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Fuel Cell
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

DURING TAXIING OF FLIGHT TP842 FROM CUZ TO LIM, THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE GATE DUE TO FUEL LEAK COMING FROM THE DRAIN VALVE OF THE LH FUEL TANK. ONCE AT THE GATE, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FOUND THE DRAIN VALVE OF THE LH FUEL TANK INNER CELL PARTIALLY OPEN, SO THEN, THEY FULLY CLOSED THE DRAIN VALVE AND PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST IN ACCORDANCE WITH AMM 12-32-28-281-804-A, VERIFIED THE VALVE WORKS NORMAL, THE FUEL LEAK STOPPED, AFTER THAT CORRECTIVE ACTION THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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