Uncommanded Fuel Transfer
Here is an interesting event that happened the other day. Has anybody heard of or had to deal with such a situation.
"During the climb to cruising altitude after the departure from LGAV, the flight crew identified a slight fuel imbalance.
The associated QRH items were executed in an attempt to rectify the issue, however it was
subsequently identified that there was an uncommanded fuel transfer of 2.6 tons per hour from the
L MAIN tank to the CENTER tank. The flight crew decided to divert to London/Heathrow (EGLL),
UK, and declared a PAN PAN as a precaution. The aircraft landed without further incident.
The operator’s maintenance is currently inspecting the aircraft, and will release it back to service
once the issue is fixed."