Service difficulty report · Control Unit · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
January 19, 2012
Submitted
February 24, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N406UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
454
Aircraft time
59,959 hours, 22,535 cycles
Engine
Iae V2527A5
Part
Control Unit
Part number
3004200000501
Part serial
23197
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
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.

What was found

LEFT FUEL IS 1100 LBS LESS THAN RIGHT TANK DURING CRUISE AND DESCENT. FUEL ERROR READING LEFTW-49 RIGHT W-2400. BURN EQUAL AND LOAD EQULAT TAXI. TROUBLESHOOT REF TSM. SWAPPED FLSCU 1&2 SYS TEST NO FAULTS. TESTED FUEL TRANS VLVS PER TSM. NO LEAKS NOTED NEED FURTHER TS. APPROX 800 LBS USED FROM RT TANK ON NEXT FLIGHT ( 3 HOURS). TANK ENTRY NEEDED. SEE-FEEL INDICATOR ON XFEED VLV. ALSO MAKE SURE OUTER CELLS ARE FULL & INTERCELL XFR VLVS NORMAL BEFORE ACP TSM. REPLACED LEFT WING REFUEL VALVE PER MM. COULD NOT DUPLICATE UNWANTED FUEL TRANSFER. OPS CHECK GOOD.

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