A320 Lake Fuel
A320 Lake Fuel
A320 Lake Fuel
PROFESOR:
OSCAR ANDRES BUITRAGO PARTARROYO
TLA-3EM
BOGOTA
2019-1
TASK 28-11-00-280-002
Fuel Tank Leak Checks
WARNING : PUT THE SAFETY DEVICES AND
THE WARNING NOTICES IN POSITION BEFORE
YOU START A TASK ON OR NEAR:
R - THE FLIGHT CONTROLS
R - THE FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES
R - THE LANDING GEAR AND THE RELATED
DOORS
R - COMPONENTS THAT MOVE.
WARNING : MAKE SURE THAT THE GROUND
SAFETY-LOCKS ARE IN POSITION ON THE
LANDING GEAR.
1 . Reason for the Job
Self Explanatory
2 . Job Set-up Information
A. Referenced Information
REFERENCE DESIGNATION
28-11-00-790-001 Leak Test with Fuel of the Wing-Tank
Outer-Cell
28-11-00-790-002 Leak Test with Fuel of the Wing-Tank
Outer and Inner Cells
28-11-00-790-003 Leak Test of the Center Tank
28-11-00-790-004 Leak Test with Fuel of the Vent Surge
Tank
28-11-00-790-005 Leak Test of the Wing Tanks and Vent
Surge Tank (without Fuel) by the Local Blowing
Procedure
28-11-00-790-006 Leak Test of the Wing Tanks and Vent
Surge Tank (without Fuel) by the Vacuum and Dye
Procedure
28-11-00-790-007 Leak Test of the Left Wing and Vent
Surge Tanks and the Center Tank (without Fuel) by the
Vacuum and Dye Procedure
SIL 57-086 (for corrective action)
3 . Job Set-up
Subtask 28-11-00-210-062
A. General
The causes of fuel leaks are:
R - damage of the structure
R - damaged or loose fasteners
R - incorrect installation of components
R - damaged seals, O-rings or sealant.
4 . Procedure
Subtask 28-11-00-790-080
A. Leakage Routing Analysis
(1) To find the fuel leak, do the applicable leak test as
follows:
R - (Ref. TASK 28-11-00-790-001)
R - (Ref. TASK 28-11-00-790-002)
R - (Ref. TASK 28-11-00-790-003)
R - (Ref. TASK 28-11-00-790-004)
R - (Ref. TASK 28-11-00-790-005)
R - (Ref. TASK 28-11-00-790-006)
R - (Ref. TASK 28-11-00-790-007).
(2) The fuel leak can show a fuel leakage some distance
from the source.
You must monitor all the possible leakage flow directions,
between the external and the internal leak points.
(3) When fuel comes through a seal, an O-ring or the
sealant the adjacent faying surface becomes a wet area.
The wet area extends in all directions, until stopped at a
prepacked seal or a faying surface seal. The fuel comes
through at the point of least resistance.
Subtask 28-11-00-790-081
B. Leakage Rate Analysis
(1) There are three types of fuel leakage. These are related
to flight safety and are identified as follows:
(a) Light leakage:
1 Dry the area of the leak.
2 After 10 minutes there is a fuel leak indication that does
not go more than 100mm (3.94in.) in any direction.
(b) Heavy leakage:
1 Dry the area of the leak.
2 After 10 minutes there is a fuel leak indication that is
between 100mm (3.94in.) and 180mm (7.09in.) in any
direction.
(c) Continuous leakage:
1 Dry the area of the leak.
2 After 10 minutes there is a fuel leak indication that is
more than 180mm (7.09in.) in any direction.
Subtask 28-11-00-790-082
C. Leakage Type and Location
(1) The correct procedure for the leakage type and
location is given in the Table that follows:
LOCATION OF LIGHT HEAVY CONTINUOUS
LEAK LEAKAGE LEAKAGE LEAKAGE
1. Open areas, where leakage A B C cannot flow to a
possible fire source:
R - top and bottom wing surfaces.
2. Not fully closed areas: A B C
R - rear walls of tank.
3. Closed areas: B C C
R - front walls of tank
R - dry bay
R - engine pylon location
R - bottom center wing-surfaces
KEY
TYPE OF REPAIR
A) LIGHT LEAKAGE
B ) HEAVY LEAKAGE
C) CONTINUOS LEAKAGE
A No repair is necessary. Do a weekly inspection to make
sure that there is no change of the leak rate.(You can do a
repair if an applicable maintenance period is available).
B No immediate repair is necessary. Do a daily inspection
to make sure that there is no change of the leak rate. Do a
permanent repair at the next scheduled MAM or MCM
check that occurs first.
C Do a temporary repair immediately (before the next
flight) (Ref.Task 51-76-12-300-003).Do a permanent
repair during the 500 flight hours that follow, or at the
next scheduled MCM check if this occurs first (Ref. Task
51-76-12-300-001) or (Ref. Task 51-76-12-300-002).
NOTE : For more etailed fuel tank repair data, refer to the
SIL(Ref. SIL 57-086).
28-10-00-910-002 Access to the Fuel Tanks and the Work
Areas
Manual Refuel Opening in Rib Bay 19-20
Figure 601/TASK 57-21-00-991-035