Service difficulty report · Fuel Sys · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
August 19, 2003
Submitted
October 16, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N112US
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
1134
Part
Fuel Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Left
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
F, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

NAS - FLT 978 - EN ROUTE AUA-CLT, WHILE AT FL350, CREW RECEIVED ECAM MESSAGE 'AUTO FEED FAULT'. THE QRH PROCEDUES WERE APPLIED, BUT FUEL CONTINUED TO RAPIDLY MIGRATE FROM THE LEFT INNER FUEL TANK TO THE CENTER FUEL TANK, CAUSING A LATERAL IMBALANCE OF APPROXIMATELY 2,700 LBS. CREW COULD NOT GET FUEL IN CENTER TANK TO FEED FOR USE. FLIGHT DIVERTED TO NAS AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. (M)

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