Service difficulty report · Probe · Airbus A321211

Difficulty date
August 14, 2012
Submitted
August 20, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N170US
Make and model
Airbus A321211
Aircraft serial
1462
Aircraft time
40,094 hours, 14,506 cycles
Part
Probe
Part number
201460102
Part serial
571
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rt Wing
Part time
36,590 hours, 13,314 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING DESCENT ABOUT 15 MINUTES FROM PHX, AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED FOR LANDING DUE TO UNKNOWN FUEL QUANTITY (INDICATION DISCREPANCIES). CREW REPORTED AN ECAM MESSAGE SHOWING FOB BELOW 6600 WHEN TOTALIZER SHOWED 7600. TANKS SHOWED 3000 L & 4200 R, AND FMGC ESTIMATED ARRIVAL FUEL 4.0 IN AMBER. AIRCRAFT LANDED AND TAXIED TO GATE WITHOUT INCIDENT. RIGHT FUEL QUANTITY WAS ALREADY ON MEL. CAPTAIN CONFIRMED LEFT FUEL QUANTITY REMAINED ACCURATE AND THAT TOTAL QUANTITY WAS ALWAYS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN LEFT FUEL QUANTITY. ALL INDICATIONS REPORTED PRIOR TO LANDING CAN BE ATTRIBUTED TO RIGHT TANK QUANTITY INACCURACY. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED FQIS PROBE (60QT2) IAW AIRBUS MAINTENANCE MANUAL 28-42-15. BITE TEST GOOD - NO FAULTS DETECTED - MEL REMOVED.

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