Service difficulty report · Pump · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
November 4, 2019
Submitted
November 6, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N837NN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30908
Aircraft time
29,851 hours, 12,078 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
609891005
Part serial
031009853
Condition
Unreliable
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS GROUNDED: PILOT REPORTS FUEL FED FROM RT WING DURING TAKEOFF INSTEAD OF CTR TANK. ALL BOOST PUMPS ON-WINGS BOTH AT 8.44/8.42/CTR 11.7-ON CLIMB OUT, RT WING WENT 500LBS LOW AND FUEL TOTALS WERE FINE- AT 7000 IN CLIMB, FUELS READ LEFT 8.44/CTR 10.3/RT 7.93 SUSPECT RT CTR TANK BOOST PUMP SLIGHTLY WEAK OUTPUT DURING HIGH FUEL FLOW DEMANDS. REST OF FLT, CTR PUMPS BOTH FED FINE. MAINTENANCE REMOVED AND REPLACED RIGHT CENTER FUEL BOOST PUMP IAW AMM 28-22-41. LEAK AND OPS CHECK GOOD. NO OTHER DEFECTS NOTED.