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A321 first officer reported a fuel imbalance alert occurred in flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1750434 |
| Time | |
| Date | 202007 |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201-1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A321 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Cruise |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel System |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | First Officer Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue |
Narrative:
On a flight to ZZZ everything [was] normal until shortly before we descended on the arrival. We received an ECAM (electronic centralized aircraft monitor) caution indicating a fuel imbalance which required us to run the fuel leak checklist. After running the checklist we could not verify that we did indeed have a fuel leak. We enlisted the help of a company airbus check airman who was riding as a passenger to do a visual inspection of the wings and engine. He reported back to us that there were no visible signs of a fuel leak. We decided to [advise] ATC in the event we had a fuel leak and continue on to ZZZ as it was the nearest suitable airport. Flight attendants; passengers and dispatch were notified of our situation. We then requested arff (aircraft rescue and fire fighting) assistance upon landing on runway xx; as it is the longest runway. Upon routine landing we stopped on the runway where arff did a visual inspection and reported no visible signs of a fuel leak. We then taxied to the gate and contacted maintenance.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A321 First Officer reported a fuel imbalance alert occurred in flight.
Narrative: On a flight to ZZZ everything [was] normal until shortly before we descended on the arrival. We received an ECAM (Electronic Centralized Aircraft Monitor) caution indicating a fuel imbalance which required us to run the fuel leak checklist. After running the checklist we could not verify that we did indeed have a fuel leak. We enlisted the help of a company Airbus Check Airman who was riding as a passenger to do a visual inspection of the wings and engine. He reported back to us that there were no visible signs of a fuel leak. We decided to [advise] ATC in the event we had a fuel leak and continue on to ZZZ as it was the nearest suitable airport. Flight attendants; passengers and Dispatch were notified of our situation. We then requested ARFF (Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting) assistance upon landing on Runway XX; as it is the longest runway. Upon routine landing we stopped on the runway where ARFF did a visual inspection and reported no visible signs of a fuel leak. We then taxied to the gate and contacted Maintenance.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site 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.