Service difficulty report · Filter · Airbus A320233

Difficulty date
August 16, 2017
Submitted
August 18, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N493TA
Make and model
Airbus A320233
Aircraft serial
2917
Aircraft time
40,192 hours, 16,227 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527EA5
Engine time
37,110 hours, 13,947 cycles
Part
Filter
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING MAJOR CHECK, PERFORMED TASK CARD 731000-11-1, FOUND FUEL FILTER CONTAMINATED. FUEL FILTER ELEMENT WERE EVALUATED IAW AMM 73-12-42-210-061-A PARAGRAPH A ITEM (2)REV.40 01. LT AND RT ENGINE FUEL FILTERS ELEMENT WERE REPLACED. LT FUEL COOLED OIL COOLER WAS REMOVED, INSPECTED, AND REPLACED IAW AMM TASK CARD 79-21-43-400-010B. IAW AMM TASK CARD 28-21-51-000-002-A FUEL TANKS WERE OPENED, INSPECTED CLEANED AND CLOSED. IAW AMM TASK CARD 28-21-51 FUEL PUMPS WERE REMOVED, INSPECTED, CLEANED AND INSTALLED. IAW AMM TASK CARD 73-13-42-720-010-A AND AMM TASK CARD 71-00-00-710-012 ENGINES FUNCTIONAL TEST OF THE FUEL RECIRCULATION COOLING SYSTEM AND IDLE LEAK CHECK WERE SATISFACTORY. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION.

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