Service difficulty report · Sump · Airbus A320214

Difficulty date
April 6, 2017
Submitted
August 7, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N633VA
Make and model
Airbus A320214
Aircraft serial
3230
Part
Sump
Condition
Leaking
Location
Center Tank
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

ON ARRIVAL AT ACFT FOR FIRST FLIGHT, CREW DETECTED A STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE COCKPIT AND THROUGHOUT CABIN. ODOR DISSIPATED WITH APU BLEED ON. DURING INSPECTION, IAW TSM 055000810831A, FOUND RT CENTER TANK FUEL SUMP LEAKING. RESEATED SUMP DRAIN AND CLEANED AREA, NO LEAKS NOTED, ACFT OK TO CONTINUE. ON ARRIVAL, NO DEFECTS WERE NOTED.

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