What was found
FUEL TRANSFERRING FROM CENTER TO RIGHT TANK AT RATE OF 20LB EVERY 3 MIN. OPENED & VENTED RIGHT TANK, FOUND RIGHT TANK SUCTION VALVE LEAKING WITH CENTER PUMPS ON. REPLACED RT SUCTION VALVE.
- Difficulty date
- August 15, 2011
- Submitted
- September 12, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N436UA
- Make and model
- Airbus A320232
- Aircraft serial
- 638
- Aircraft time
- 51,266 hours, 19,101 cycles
- Engine
- Iae V2527A5
- System (JASC)
- 2820 · Aircraft Fuel Distribution System
- Part
- Valve
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Fuel System
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.