Service difficulty report · Fuel Tank · Airbus A300F4622R

Difficulty date
August 27, 2006
Submitted
August 28, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N173UP
Make and model
Airbus A300F4622R
Aircraft serial
0005
Part
Fuel Tank
Condition
Leaking
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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 MIGRATION IN FLIGHT. EMERGENCY DECLARED. UPON LANDING, CAPT NOTIFIED DISPATCHER HAD OBSERVED AN ABNORMAL DECREASE IN THE FUEL QUANTITY OF HIS LEFT OUTER TANK. R&R LT. O/B REFUEL/DEFUEL VALVE IAW 28-25-12-04 OPS & LK CHECK GOOD. AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS WITH DIFFERENT FUEL CONFIGURATIONS DID NOT GET ANY LOSS OF MIGRATION OF ANY FUEL.

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