Service difficulty report · Pump · Boeing 737990ER

Difficulty date
January 14, 2018
Submitted
January 17, 2018
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N457AS
Make and model
Boeing 737990ER
Aircraft serial
36355
Aircraft time
15,600 hours, 5,204 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
8283005
Part serial
YA056508
Condition
Leaking
Location
Nr 2 Engine
Part time
15,600 hours, 5,204 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, A
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

ON ENGINE START RAMP REPORTED FUEL RUNNING OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF NR 2 ENGINE, A FIRE BALL OUT THE BACK AND FUEL BEING INGESTED IN TO THE INTAKE WITH EVIDENCE OF RESIDUAL FUEL ON THE BOTTOM PORTION OF THE INLET. PILOTS REPORTED NORMAL ENGINE INDICATIONS. GROUNDED - YES. ACCOMPLISHED EEC RECENT FAULTS AN FAULT HISTORY, NO FAULTS FOUND REF AMM 73-21-00, ACCOMPLISHED EEC TEST- NO EEC FAULTS REF AMM 73-21-00, ENGINE NR 2 HAS HISTORY. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 2 ENGINE FUEL PUMP PACKAGE REF AMM 73-11-01 AND T/C N847300 AND T/C N8473001. TEST 3 AND A 12 AND 13 PASSED GROUND VERIFICATION CHECKS GOOD, NO LEAKS NOTED.