Service difficulty report · Transfer Sys · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
July 16, 2020
Submitted
July 20, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N634JB
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
2710
Aircraft time
56,738 hours, 20,274 cycles
Part
Transfer Sys
Condition
Malfunctioned
Stage of operation
DE
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

FLT 1334, DIVERTED. DURING DESCENT WHEN OUTER TANK FUEL TRANSFER VALVES OPENED, FUEL FROM RIGHT TANK OUTER CELL DID NOT TRANSFER TO THE INNER CELL EVEN THOUGH THE VALVE SHOWED OPEN ON ECAM. POSSIBLE MOMENTARY ECAM FOR FUEL R WING TK LO LVL. TOO BRIEF TO KNOW FOR SURE. AT ROUGHLY 10000FT FUEL STARTED TO FLOW FROM INNER CELL AND COMPLETED AT 1500' (INTER CELL TRANSFER VALVES RT WING, ONE INOP. PERFORMED BITE TEST OF INTERCELL TRANSFER VALVES. NO FAULTS DISPLAYED ON MCDU. TEST DONE IAW AMM 28-15-00-740-002-A.

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