Service difficulty report · Pump · Doug DC983

Difficulty date
September 7, 2015
Submitted
September 11, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N9409F
Make and model
Doug DC983
Aircraft serial
53121
Aircraft time
61,937 hours, 33,539 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
3980002
Part serial
1436A
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fuel Boost
Part time
667 hours, 385 cycles
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB, CTR TANK FUEL BOOST PUMPS NOT FEEDING FROM CTR TANK. CTR LOW PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. DIVERTED, EMERGENCY DECLARED, & LANDING UNEVENTFUL. R & R CTR AFT BOOST PUMP IAW AMM 28-20-07, DIFFERENTIAL PRESS SWITCHES S1-266 & S1267 IAW AMM 28-41-01 & CTR TANK VOLUTE & VOLUTE HOUSING IAW AMM 28-20-07.

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