Service difficulty report · Fuel Cell · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 21, 2011
Submitted
August 17, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N435UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
613
Aircraft time
51,903 hours, 19,114 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Fuel Cell
Condition
Leaking
Location
Wing
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FUEL LEAKING THRU RT OTBD FLAP INBD TRACK SUPPORT FITTING. FOUND THE SOURCE OF LEAK INTERNALLY & EXTERNALLY. REMOVED OLD SEALANT FROM FASTENERS. REMOVED NUT. REPLACED WET WITH NEW WASHER. RESEALED ALL AREAS WITH A1-2 A ND B1-2 AT 0415 HRS. FOUND A SECOND SOURCE OF LEAK AT UPPER FLAP TRACK FITTING FASTENER. REMOVED NUT AND REINSTALLED WET WITH NEW WASHER. RESEALED AREA WITH A1-2 AND B1-2 AT 0200H. STATIC CHECKED AREAS LEAK CHECKED GOOD.REMOVED RH FUEL ACCESS PANELS 640FB AND 64 0GB FOR ACCESS. CLEARED AND CLOSED RH TNK FUEL ACCESS PNLS 640FB AND 640GB. NEEDS LK CK. STATIC CHECK FUEL PANELS 640FB AND 640GB GOOD.

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