Service difficulty report · Pump · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 19, 2007
Submitted
February 21, 2007
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N546UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
25367
Aircraft time
56,469 hours, 16,500 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Pump
Part number
6075504
Condition
Weak
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FUEL IMBALANCE 1600 LBS, 4 HOUR FLT. PROGRESS PG SHOWS RT SIDE BURNED 200 LBS MORE THAN LEFT. AT ARRIVAL NOTED DRIPSTICK READINGS AND QTY SHOWS LEFT WING = 20.8 INCH AT 4420 LBS. RIGHT WING =16.0 INCH AT 2509 LBS. FUEL QTY ACCURATE. FUEL CONFIG LEFT ILLUMINATED AT TOUCHDOWN. FUEL IMBALANCE 1300 LBS AFTER 6 HRS FLT. PRESSURIZED SYSTEM AND FOUND NO INTERNAL LEAKS. SUSPECT BOOST PUMP NOT GENERATING ENOUGH PRESSURE. OPENED UP TANK TO REPLACE BOOST PUMP.