Service difficulty report · Transmitter · Airbus A321231

Difficulty date
September 23, 2022
Submitted
September 26, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N945JT
Make and model
Airbus A321231
Aircraft serial
06390
Aircraft time
32,357 hours, 6,280 cycles
Part
Transmitter
Part number
921794
Part serial
2917141485
Condition
Failed
Location
720001-01-001-Lh
Part time
19,588 hours, 3,836 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
V
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#1347, LAX- . (AIRCRAFT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND PERFORMED AN AIR TURN BACK INTO LAX) 'FUEL LEAK ECAM FUEL F USED/FOB DISAGREE APPROX 2, /HR; REF LOG PG 3445343, ITEM 2 (PERFORMED WET MOTOR LEAK CHECK ON #1 ENG PER AMM 71-00-00. FOUND FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TUBE THAT CONNECTS FMU TO THE FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER. REMOVED AND REPLACED O-RINGS FROM FUEL TUBE PER AMM 73-22-52. PERFORMED WET MOTOR/ LEAK CHECK. LEAK CHECK OK.) AND LOG PG. 3445346 ITEMS 1 (REMOVED AND REPLACED FFT AS PER AMM 73-31-17 LEAK CHECK REQUIRED REF L/P 3445347) AND 2 (REMOVED AND REPLACED #1 ENG FMU IAW AMM 73-22-52 REF LOG PAGES 3445347 (PERFORMED WET MOTOR LEAK CHECK PER 71-00-00-710-746-B AND DRY MOTOR PER 71-00-000-710-745-A, NO LEAKS ON FMU OR FUEL FLOW TRANSMITTER NOTED.) & 3445348 (C/W AMM 73-25-52, OPENED AND CHECK OF STARTER VALVE AND FADEC PER AMM 80-13-51 AND 73-22-00 FMU CHACK. NO FAULT PRESENT.) FOR OPS & LEAK CHECKS).'

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