Service difficulty report · Valve · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
December 16, 2020
Submitted
December 22, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N957JB
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
6809
Aircraft time
19,911 hours, 6,504 cycles
Part
Valve
Part number
HTE2000021
Part serial
12155416
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel Transfer
Part time
19,911 hours, 6,504 cycles
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FLT 1493, EWR-JFK. AT 10,000 FT, ECAM WE GOT FUEL CTR L XFR FAULT. FOLLOWED ECAM AND QRH. THEN WE RECEIVED FUEL L TANK OVER FLOW. ALSO TRIED TO TURN C-TANK TO MANUAL MODE. L-TANK STILL KEPT INCREASING IT'S FUEL LEVEL. ALSO FUEL F. USED/FOB DISAGREE, REF TSM 28-26-00-810-804-A. PERFORMED OPERATIONS TEST OF THE MAIN XFER SYSTEM, AMM TASK 28-26-00-710-001, TESTS OK. DUE TO PREVIOUS HISTORY OF CONTROL VALVE NOT CLOSING, R & R ACTUATOR 11QL AS PRECAUTIONARY, REF AMM 28-26-51. OPERATIONS TESTS OK. NO FAULTS NOTED.

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