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A320 crew had an ECAM warning of 'fuel autofeed fault.' the crew landed at the nearest suitable airport.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 557222 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200208 |
| Day | Tue |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | atc facility : zdc.artcc |
| State Reference | VA |
| Altitude | msl single value : 24000 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | artcc : zdc.artcc |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | A320 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | other |
| Flight Phase | climbout : intermediate altitude |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| ASRS Report | 557222 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : ecam warning other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | controller : provided flight assist controller : issued new clearance flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition none taken : detected after the fact other |
| Consequence | other other |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | Aircraft |
Narrative:
After a normal preflight, start, taxi out, takeoff and climb out at approximately FL240 we received a fuel autofeed fault ECAM. We followed the ECAM procedure and evaluated our fuel state. We noted a 3000 pound imbalance between left and right inner wing tanks. After attempting to balance fuel to no avail, we noted fuel rapidly decreasing from left side with wing pumps off. We declared an emergency and diverted to iad. We accomplished a fuel leak irregular checklist as well as an overweight landing checklist. The landing was normal on runway 12 at iad.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A320 CREW HAD AN ECAM WARNING OF 'FUEL AUTOFEED FAULT.' THE CREW LANDED AT THE NEAREST SUITABLE ARPT.
Narrative: AFTER A NORMAL PREFLT, START, TAXI OUT, TKOF AND CLBOUT AT APPROX FL240 WE RECEIVED A FUEL AUTOFEED FAULT ECAM. WE FOLLOWED THE ECAM PROC AND EVALUATED OUR FUEL STATE. WE NOTED A 3000 LB IMBALANCE BTWN L AND R INNER WING TANKS. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO BAL FUEL TO NO AVAIL, WE NOTED FUEL RAPIDLY DECREASING FROM L SIDE WITH WING PUMPS OFF. WE DECLARED AN EMER AND DIVERTED TO IAD. WE ACCOMPLISHED A FUEL LEAK IRREGULAR CHKLIST AS WELL AS AN OVERWT LNDG CHKLIST. THE LNDG WAS NORMAL ON RWY 12 AT IAD.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.