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A319 captain reports ECAM message 'fuel used/fob disagree' during climb. Inability to communicate with company and checklist that indicates a 'possible fuel leak; land as soon as possible' leads the crew to divert.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 857078 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200910 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | A319 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Climb |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Data Processing |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Captain Pilot Not Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical |
Narrative:
On climb out received a ECAM fuel F. Used/ fob disagree. Performed ECAM consulted the manual. Fuel F. Used/ fob disagree procedure sends you to fuel leak procedure; which states land.....as soon as possible. Contacted company via company frequency; ACARS; and phone patch. Asked many times to have a phone patch with mr. X. Tried to have phone patch with mr. Y; unable to communicate. Diverted to ZZZ for overweight landing.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A319 Captain reports ECAM message 'Fuel used/FOB disagree' during climb. Inability to communicate with company and checklist that indicates a 'possible fuel leak; land ASAP' leads the crew to divert.
Narrative: On climb out received a ECAM Fuel F. Used/ FOB Disagree. Performed ECAM Consulted the Manual. Fuel F. Used/ FOB Disagree Procedure sends you to Fuel Leak Procedure; which states land.....ASAP. Contacted Company via Company Frequency; ACARS; and phone patch. Asked many times to have a phone patch with Mr. X. Tried to have phone patch with Mr. Y; unable to communicate. Diverted to ZZZ for overweight landing.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of April 2012 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.