Service difficulty report · Fuel Sys · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
October 18, 2017
Submitted
October 19, 2017
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N563JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2006
Aircraft time
58,670 hours, 20,653 cycles
Part
Fuel Sys
Condition
Leaking
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

EMERGENCY DECLARED, DIVERTED PASSING FL 240 AND APPROX 330 KTS, AIRCRAFT BEGAN A SIGNIFICANT VIBRATION. AIRCRAFT WAS SLOWED, AND VIBRATION CEASED AT APPROX 290 KTS. PASSING FL 240, RECEIVED FUEL AUTO FEED FAULT. FUEL PAGE SHOWED 12,000 LBS LEFT INNER TANK, 9,200 IN RT INNER TANK AND QUICKLY DROPPING. RAN FUEL LEAK QRH. WHEN THE NR 2 ENGINE SHUTDOWN, LEAK STOPPED. FOUND MULTIPLE BODY PANEL FASTENERS LOOSE OR MISSING. REPLACED FASTENERS IAW AMM 53-55-00. PERFORMED INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE, NO DEFECTS NOTED IAW AMM 53-10-00. INSPECTED THE NR 2 ENGINE, AND NO FUEL LEAK NOTED . ACCOMPLISHED A NR 2 ENGINE WINDMILLING IAW AMM 72-00-00. NO DEFECT NOTED. ALSO ACCOMPLISHED TEST NR 3 IAW AMM 71-00-00. NO LEAKS NOTED. ALL OPS CHECKED OK. ACCOMPLISHED TEST NR 11 HIGH POWER INSURANCE TEST IAW AMM 71-00-00 ON BOTH ENGINES. FUEL CONSUMPTION WAS ON TARGET ON BOTH ENGINES AND ALL OPS CHECKED OK. NO DEFECTS NOTED. ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.

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