Service difficulty report · Line · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
December 23, 2014
Submitted
January 6, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N582AA
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
53159
Aircraft time
67,296 hours, 35,189 cycles
Part
Line
Part number
3937280503
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel Pump
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

DURING CLIMB OUT CREW NOTED THAT THE CTR FUEL TANK WAS NOT FEEDING. FOLLOWED QRH PROCEDURES & DISCOVERED THAT TURNING OFF EITHER RT OR LT MAIN TANK BOOST PUMPS, & CTR PUMP SWITCHES ON, THAT LOW PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON TURNED OFF CTR PUMPS IAW PROCEDURE. DIVERTED, NO EMERGENCY DECLARED, AND LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. FOUND THE PUMP OUTLET ASSEMBLY BLOWN. REMOVED, REPLACED AND OPS CHECKED THE CENTER TANK FEED LINE IAW AMM 28-20-19-201.

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