Service difficulty report · Fuel Pump · Boeing 727233

Difficulty date
October 7, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N257FE
Make and model
Boeing 727233
Aircraft serial
20939
Engine
Pwa JT8D15
Part
Fuel Pump
Condition
Malfunction
Location
Nr 1/3
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
R, X
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER T/O, THE NR 1 CSD RISE TEMP WAS PEGGED OFF SCALE HIGH. THEN NOTICED NR 1 CSD LO PRESS LIGHT FLICK EVERY 5-15 SEC. NR 1 GEN OUTPUT NORM BUSSES WERE IN PARALLEL OPER. THEN NR 1 ENG ROLL BK AND BEGAN TO SURGE. DISCONNECTED NR 1 CSD JUST AS WE BEGAN TO RUN THE LO PRESS CSD LIGHT CK LIST THE NR 1 ENG BEGAN TO ROLL BK AND SURGE FOLLOW BY NR 3 ENG ROLL BK AND SURG, WENT TO TANK TO ENG AND ALL PUMPS ON. THROT NR 1 AND 3 RETARD AND EMER DESCENT BEGAN NR 3 STAB AT IDLE. REINSTALL B/S PLUG AND IGN PLUG. FUEL FILTERS REMOVED AND INSP. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 AND 3 MAIN FUEL PUMPS PER PWA M/M 73-11-1 PG 401. OPS AND LK CK OF 1 AND 3 ENG GOOD.