Service difficulty report · Computer · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
March 30, 2011
Submitted
April 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N410UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
463
Aircraft time
58,089 hours, 21,394 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Computer
Part number
SIC50591310
Part serial
501
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fuel Quantity
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CTR TK PUMP 1 LOW ECAM, FLT DIVERTED. FUEL INNER QTY INDICATION IS LOCKED UP, LEFT INNER APPEARS INACCURATE. REMOVED AND REPLACED FQIC IAW AMM. BITE CHECKS NORMAL. OPERATED CROSSFEED VALVE MULTIPLE TIMES WITH ALL INDICATION NORMAL. RAN BOTH ENGINES IAW THE JRH AND MONITORED FUEL USED AND FUEL FLOW WITH THE CROSSFEED VALVE OPEN AND CLOSED. FUEL FLOW AND FUEL USED FROM EACH TANK WAS EQUAL WITH CROSSFEED VALVE OPEN OR CLOSED. LEFT AND RIGHT FUEL BOOST PUMPS OPERATED NORMAL. AIRCRAFT IS OK FOR SERVICE.

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