FLC FAILS TO RECORD FUEL TRIM SYS VALVE AND CTR OF GRAVITY PROB OF A310-300 ACFT; WHICH REQUIRED A DIVERT LAND FOR FUEL; IN THE ACFT FLT LOG.

Date: 1994-04 · Aircraft: A310 · Phase: ground

Anomalies: aircraft-equipment-problem-critical|deviation-discrepancy-procedural-published-material-policy|other-unspecified

Synopsis

FLC FAILS TO RECORD FUEL TRIM SYS VALVE AND CTR OF GRAVITY PROB OF A310-300 ACFT; WHICH REQUIRED A DIVERT LAND FOR FUEL; IN THE ACFT FLT LOG.

Narrative

PRIOR TO DEP FROM FBU (ENFB) CAPT CALLED DISPATCH AND ADVISED THE FUELER COULD ONLY GET 97500 LBS FUEL ONBOARD. THE DISPATCH RELEASE CALLED FOR 104000 LBS. THE PROB WAS A VALVE THAT ALLOWED FUEL INTO THE TRIM TANK WAS STUCK CLOSED. AS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE SOLUTION; A MECH RESET A COMPUTER AND THEN THE VALVE FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. WE GOT ALL THE FUEL REQUIRED ON BOARD. AFTER DEP THE FLC GOT A WARNING LIGHT ABOUT THIS SAME VALVE; ALSO THE 'CTR OF GRAVITY' WAS RISING. THE CAPT WAS BECOMING CONCERNED ABOUT BEING OUT OF BAL FOR LNDG. WE DISCUSSED SOME OPTIONS; HOWEVER; COMS ON HIGH FREQ RADIO THAT DAY ACROSS THE NORTH ATLANTIC WAS VERY VERY POOR. FINALLY WHEN THE FLT WAS WITHIN A COUPLE OF HUNDRED MI OF CYYR THE DECISION WAS MADE TO DIVERT FOR MORE FUEL DUE TO 'CTR OF GRAVITY' OUT OF TOLERANCE FOR LNDG IN JFK. I SENT A NEW RELEASE FROM YYR-JFK WITH NO ADDITIONAL MEL REMARKS. MY SHIFT WAS OVER AND I WAS RELIEVED PRIOR TO THE ACFT LNDG IN YYR. I ADVISED MY RELIEF OF THE SIT AND HE WAS TO COORDINATE ANY MAINT THAT MIGHT BE NEEDED. AS I UNDERSTAND; THE FLT LANDED; REFUELED; AND DEPARTED UNEVENTFUL. HOWEVER; THE CAPT DIDN'T ENTER ANYTHING INTO THE LOGBOOK AND NOTHING WAS ON THE FLT RELEASE ABOUT ANY VALVE PROB; OR FUEL TRAPPED IN THE TRIM TANK. SINCE THE PLANE OFF LANDED FOR MECHANICAL REASONS (CTR OF GRAVITY OUT OF LIMITS) SOME NOTATION SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE SOMEWHERE.

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