SDR 9701523218

Service difficulty report · Screen · Airbus A320211

Difficulty date
January 26, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N318US
Make and model
Airbus A320211
Aircraft serial
206
Part
Screen
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Nr 1 Fuel Pump
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT FL390, THE LEFT WING NR 1 FUEL PUMP LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. RESET SWITCH ONCE AND OPERATION WAS SATISFACTORY FOR A SHORT TIME, THEN BOTH LEFT WING FUEL BOOST PUMP LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. AIRCRAFT DIVERTED TO MEM AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CREW NOTED PUMPS APPEARED TO OPERATE NORMALLY BELOW 10,000 FEET. MAINTENANCE CLEARED ICE FROM BOTH PUMP INLET SCREENS, OPERATIONAL CHECK OK.

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