A319 captain reported that the electronic centralized aircraft monitor; ECAM; indicated a massive fu...

Attributes
ACN	1516426
Time
Date	201802
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	Us
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	A319
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Parked
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Fuel Distribution System
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Not Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Experience	Flight Crew Total 8335 Flight Crew Type 3289
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Deviation - Procedural Maintenance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Ground Event / Encounter Other / Unknown

Narrative:

When the move team pulled the aircraft to the gate; the first thing I noticed was a nonstandard fuel panel configuration. Both right fuel pumps were on and displaying a fault and the cross feed valve was open. There were multiple electronic centralized aircraft monitor (ECAM) cautions related to the right fuel pumps faults and low pressures as right wing fuel tank was completely empty. The plane also had a 10000-pound fuel imbalance...all fuel was in the inner tank of the left wing. First problem is; how did this happen? Second problem; was a checklist even followed by the move team? To have such an abnormal fuel configuration should be a red flag to anyone with the slightest knowledge of airplane systems. I talked with maintenance control and had a mechanic come out to see the condition the plane was brought to the gate in and to help the fueler with the imbalance. That mechanic indicated the plane should not have been moved with all the ECAM cautions and the extreme imbalance...both things I cannot confirm to be true; but I would not have taxied the plane in this configuration.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A319 Captain reported that the Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitor; ECAM; indicated a massive fuel imbalance: Captain questioned the tow procedures under such a state.

Narrative: When the move team pulled the aircraft to the gate; the first thing I noticed was a nonstandard fuel panel configuration. Both right fuel pumps were on and displaying a fault and the cross feed valve was open. There were multiple Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitor (ECAM) cautions related to the right fuel pumps faults and low pressures as right wing fuel tank was completely empty. The plane also had a 10000-pound fuel imbalance...all fuel was in the inner tank of the left wing. First problem is; how did this happen? Second problem; was a checklist even followed by the move team? To have such an abnormal fuel configuration should be a red flag to anyone with the slightest knowledge of airplane systems. I talked with Maintenance Control and had a mechanic come out to see the condition the plane was brought to the gate in and to help the fueler with the imbalance. That mechanic indicated the plane should not have been moved with all the ECAM cautions and the extreme imbalance...both things I cannot confirm to be true; but I would not have taxied the plane in this configuration.

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A319 captain reported that the electronic centralized aircraft monitor; ECAM; indicated a massive fuel imbalance: captain questioned the tow procedures under such a state.