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FAA incident report · Braero HS125700A · Grand Island, NE · August 10, 2007

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Date
August 10, 2007 · 06:40 local
Place
Grand Island, NE
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N128WU
Reported as
Braero HS125700A
Reported engine
Garrett TFE731*
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,700 total40 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) N128WU, a HS-125-700A, departed north platte, NE, enroute to kalamazoo, MI. The crew had leveled off at a cruise altitude of 27,000 feet, when they noticed a fuel unbalance. They attempted to crossfeed fuel to the right tank to balance the fuel load without success. The crew diverted to Grand Island, NE. A safe landing was made. Maintenance noted the left wing electric fuel boost pump had failed. Maintenance was able to transfer fuel from the left tank to the right tank using the transfer mode. The left tank inoperative fuel pump was replaced.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N128WU, A HS-125-700A, DEPARTED NORTH PLATTE, NE, ENROUTE TO KALAMAZOO, MI. THE CREW HAD LEVELED OFF AT A CRUISE ALTITUDE OF 27,000 FEET, WHEN THEY NOTICED A FUEL UNBALANCE. THEY ATTEMPTED TO CROSSFEED FUEL TO THE RIGHT TANK TO BALANCE THE FUEL LOAD WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE CREW DIVERTED TO GRAND ISLAND, NE. A SAFE LANDING WAS MADE. MAINTENANCE NOTED THE LEFT WING ELECTRIC FUEL BOOST PUMP HAD FAILED. MAINTENANCE WAS ABLE TO TRANSFER FUEL FROM THE LEFT TANK TO THE RIGHT TANK USING THE TRANSFER MODE. THE LEFT TANK INOPERATIVE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED.