Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A300B4203

Difficulty date
March 5, 2005
Submitted
March 8, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N501TR
Make and model
Airbus A300B4203
Aircraft serial
53
Aircraft time
45,308 hours, 24,897 cycles
Part
Valve
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
J

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

What was found

UPON PERFORMING EMERGENCY PROCEDURES FOR A LOW SPEED AILERON FAULT, WHEN STARTING TO DUMP FUEL FOR A RETURN TO BASE LANDING, RT FUEL JETTISON VALVE MI CROSSHATCHED DURING FUEL JETTISON. DEFERRED JETTISON RT VALVE MI IAW MEL 28-31-01 CAT "C" EXPIRES 3-15-05. PLACARD INSTALLED UPDATE. 3-8-05 REMOVED AND REPLACED RT VLVE FUEL JETTISON MI INDICATOR, OPS CHECK GOOD I/A/W 28-00-00. CLEAR MEL, PLACARD REMOVED. A/C RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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