Service difficulty report · Pump · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 28, 2011
Submitted
January 31, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N404UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
450
Aircraft time
57,673 hours, 21,217 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Pump
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel Tank Pump
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

LEFT WING FUEL TANK PUMP HOUSING AREA IS WET WITH FUEL WIPED DOWN AREA AND 15 MINS LATER AREA IS WET AGAIN. FUEL STAINS APPEAR TO BE STREAMING AFT ALONG WIRE COVER AFT DURING FLIGHT. FOUND FUEL PUMP 25QA LEAKING. BEGAN REMOVAL IAW MM. CIRCUIT BREAKERS HAVE BEEN PULLED AND TAGGED IAW MM. SECOND FUEL LEAK FOUND AT LT WING LOWER SURFACE APPROX 2 FT AFT OF L/E AND 1 FOOT OTBD OF FUSELAGE. COMING FROM WEEP HOLE AND ACTIVELY STREAMING AT GATE ON UNDERSIDE OF WING. VERIFIED FUEL LEAK AT FRONT SPAR, APPROX AT RIB NR 2. SPECIFICALLY AT THE 2 ATTACH FASTENERS HOLDING WIRE BUNDLE. REPAIRED FUEL LEAK ON L/E SPAR APPROX AT RIB NR 2. ACCOMPLISHED LEAK CHECK OF FUEL PUMP, NONE FOUND AND COMPLETED TASK TO END.

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