Service difficulty report · Pump · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
August 1, 2006
Submitted
August 29, 2006
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N597UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
28750
Aircraft time
29,520 hours, 8,157 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Pump
Part number
343N3301
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

LEFT MAIN FUEL TANK TRANSFERRED INTO CENTER TANK. SUPPLEMENTAL DATA UPDATE WITH 10,000 LBS IN THE WING TANKS W-CTR TANK PUMPS OFF, ABOUT 600 LBS TRANSFERED L WING TO CNTR TANK, PUMPS WERE OFF FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR. WING TANKS ABOUT 10K WHEN TRANSFER OCCURRED. DURING PRESSURE CK FOUND THREE WAY COUPLING ASSY LEAKING AT THE RATE OF 200 LB PER HR. LOCATED NEXT TO LT DEFUEL VLV HOUSING BODY FEED LINE. REPLACED FUEL FEED PUMP. REPLACED 3 O-RING PACKING OF FUEL LINE COUPLING AND CHECKED FOR UNWANTED FUEL TRANSFER; OPS CHECK GOOD.