__20 flight crew has fuel difficulties, declares emergency, diverts and lands.

Attributes
ACN	557374
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
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 : vacating altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : multi engine pilot : instrument pilot : commercial
ASRS Report	557374
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : declared emergency flight crew : landed in emergency condition flight crew : diverted to another airport
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 automatic feed fault ECAM. We followed the ECAM procedure and evaluated our fuel state. We noted a 3000 pound imbal 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. We accomplished a fuel leak irregular checklist as well as an overweight landing checklist. The landing was normal.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: __20 FLC HAS FUEL DIFFICULTIES, DECLARES EMER, DIVERTS AND LANDS.

Narrative: AFTER A NORMAL PREFLT, START, TAXI OUT, TKOF AND CLBOUT AT APPROX FL240, WE RECEIVED A FUEL AUTO FEED FAULT ECAM. WE FOLLOWED THE ECAM PROC AND EVALUATED OUR FUEL STATE. WE NOTED A 3000 LB IMBAL 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. WE ACCOMPLISHED A FUEL LEAK IRREGULAR CHKLIST AS WELL AS AN OVERWT LNDG CHKLIST. THE LNDG WAS NORMAL.

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.