Service difficulty report · Tank · Airbus A320233

Difficulty date
November 20, 2017
Submitted
November 22, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N570TA
Make and model
Airbus A320233
Aircraft serial
2917
Aircraft time
32,963 hours, 10,186 cycles
Engine
Iae V2533A5
Engine time
39,857 hours, 14,584 cycles
Part
Tank
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Fuel
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING MAYOR CHECK, MANUALLY OPERATED THE TRANSFER SYSTEM DISCHARGE CHECK VALVE, BETWEEN RIB 1 AND RIB 2 WERE FOUND MATALLIC PARTICLES AND DEBRIS. LT AND RT ENGINE FUEL FILTER ELEMENTS WERE REMOVED AND REPLACED IAW AMM 73-12-42, REVISION 42, AMM 57-27-11, REVISION 42. LT AND RT FUEL TANKS ACCESS PANELS WERE REMOVED AND FUEL TANKS WERE CLEANED AND INSPECTED, NO MICROBIOLOGICAL PARTICLES WERE FOUND, INSTALLED THE ACCESS PANELS IAW AMM 28-42-00. THE STATUS REPORT (BITE)WAS PERFORMED WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS IAW AMM 71-00-00-710-012-B REVISION 42. THE IDLE LEAK CHECK WAS PERFORMED AND NO LEAKS WERE FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT RETURN TO NORMAL OPERATION.

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