Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
October 19, 2019
Submitted
October 23, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N937JB
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6245
Aircraft time
23,449 hours, 4,495 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
HTE2000021
Part serial
22165074
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel Transfer
Part time
656 hours, 128 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FT # 1077, BOS-LAS. DIVERTED TO ALB. FUEL R TK PUMP 1 2 LO PR FOLLOWED QRH LAND ASAP ( CTR TK SYS - XFER VLVS - SINGLE W/ACT ); FOUND CTR TANK RIGHT TRANSFER VALVE AT FAULT. CTR TANK R TRANSFER VLV PLACED ON MEL 28-21-02D CAT C. MCC CARLOS NOTIFIED. REFERENCE LOG PAGE 2498846 ITEM 2. RH CTR TANK XFR VALVE CHANGE TO ADDRESS INDICATION DISCREPANCY BUT OPS CHECK NOT AVAILABLE DUE HIGH FUEL LOAD. DE-FUELED A/C, ACCOMPLISHED OPSCHECK IAW AMM 28-26-51. OPS CHECK OK.REMOVE MEL 28-21-02D. MDDR 403636 REMOVED. PLACARD REMOVED. MX-4 UPDATED. R TANK OVERFLOW ASSOCIATED WITH CTR TANK VALVE POSITION NOT READING. SUSPECT VALVE NOT CLOSING. R & R ACTUATOR VALVE SINGLE MOTOR IAW AMM 28-26-51. OPS CHK GOOD OF VALVE POSITIONING.

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