Office of Dy Continuing Airworthiness Manager, Fleet-A, CAMO-Northern Region

AIRBUS A-320 TECHNICAL CIRCULAR NO.03 OF 2023

DATED : 24.03.23
ATA : 72.

STATUS : MANDATORY.

EFFECTIVITY : ALL A320 FLEET AIRCRAFT FITTED WITH LEAP ENGINES

SUBJECT : TO IMPROVE RELIABITY, BY REPLACING FUEL TUBE PN: 362-

110-820-0 SUSPECTED OF COLLATERAL DAMAGE DUE FUEL
LEAK FINDNG ON FUEL HOSE PN:362-110-121-0
OBJECT : TO APRISE ALL CONCERNED ABOUT THE NEED OF FUEL
TUBE PN: 362-110-820-0 REPLACEMENT AFTER FUEL LEAK
FINDNG ON FUEL HOSE PN:362-110-121-0

REFERENCE : SB LEAP-1A-72-00-0479-01A-930A-D
CSC/CFM/2023-01/01067-A
AIL PUBLICATION : NIL.
AFFECTED, IF ANY

BACKGROUND:
Findings (cracks, tears or swelling) on the fuel tube P/N 362-110-820-0 fire sleeve can appear to be
linked to the fuel leaks reported on fuel tube P/N 362-110-121-0. Subsequently CFM has issued an SB
LEAP-1A-72-00-0479-01A-930A-D which gives an instructions to replace Fuel Tube P/N 362-110-
820-0 for the Engines that have previously been reported with fuel leak on Fuel Tube P/N 362-110-
121-0.

DESCRIPTION:
Electrostatic discharge on PTFE (Poly Tetra Flouro Ethylene) part of Fuel Tube PN: 362-110-121-0
can causes degradation/ perforation of silicone part & resulting in fuel leak (Refer figure 1).

Figure 1