Service difficulty report · Check Valve · Airbus A319112

Difficulty date
June 12, 2002
Submitted
September 18, 2002
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N717UW
Make and model
Airbus A319112
Aircraft serial
1069
Part
Check Valve
Part number
3C93012
Condition
Ruptured
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, P
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENROUTE, AFTER TAKEOFF, THE TOWER NOTIFIED THE CREW THAT FUEL WAS STREAMING FROM THE RT WING. CREW OBSERVED THAT THE LT WING FUEL QUANTITY WAS 400 LBS LESS THAN THE RT WING. AFTER CRUISE ALTITUDE WAS REACHED, THE FUEL QUANTITY WAS STABILIZED. FLIGHT RETURNED AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE RT HAND BOOST PUMP CANNISTER CHECK VALVES, AND CLEANED THE RT HAND BOOST PUMP SUCTION VALVE CLACKER AND RT HAND SCAVENGE JET PUMP (69QM). OPERATIONALLY AND LEAK CHECKED, OK.

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