SDR AALA981181

Service difficulty report · Boost Pump · Doug DC982

Difficulty date
June 15, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N70524
Make and model
Doug DC982
Aircraft serial
49916
Part
Boost Pump
Part number
60324
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel Tank
Stage of operation
CR
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

RDU - FLT 470 - AFTER LEVEL OFF, EN ROUTE MIA-YUL, AT 33,000 FT THE CENTER FUEL TANK OPERATION BECAME UNRELIABLE. CENTER TANK WOULD FEED SOMETIMES AND WINGS WOULD FEED AT OTHER TIMES. WHEN WING TANK PUMPS WERE TURNED ON, THE INLET FUEL PRESSURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. AIR INTERRUPTED AND LANDED RDU WITHOUT INCIDENT. REPLACED CENTER AFT FUEL BOOST PUMP. PERFORMED ENGINE RUN AND FUEL TRANSFER CHECK USING CENTER PUMPS AND PRESSURE SOURCE. SYSTEM GROUND CHECKED NORMAL OPERATION. (M)

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