Service difficulty report · Pump · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
December 5, 2016
Submitted
December 7, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N659AW
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
1166
Aircraft time
60,627 hours, 22,573 cycles
Part
Pump
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel Boost
Stage of operation
NR
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

THE NR 1 AND 2 CENTER FUEL TANK BOOST PUMP FAILED. AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND DECLARED AN EMERGENCY. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE PUMPS GFI 69QA, AND 70QA, ALONG WITH THE FUEL QUANTITY INDICATION COMPUTER IAW ESPM 20-46-50-101, AND 24-42-00-401. PERFORMED SATISFACTORY FUEL TRANSFER OF LEFT AND RIGHT CENTER FUEL PUMPS IAW 28-21-00-401.

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