Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Boeing 737890

Difficulty date
December 4, 2020
Submitted
December 8, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N579AS
Make and model
Boeing 737890
Aircraft serial
35187
Aircraft time
50,261 hours, 14,894 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
21C1321
Condition
Faulted
Location
Lt Wng Fuel Pump
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

LEFT FWD MAIN FUEL PUMP "LOW PRESSURE" ILLUMINATED AT CRUISE FL 410. GROUNDED-YES. INITIAL EVALUATION, INSPECTED P91 CB AND ASSOCIATED GFI FOR DEFECTS, NO DEFECTS. OBSERVED PUMP LOW PRESSURE LIGHT AND PUMP OPERATION, WORKS NORMALLY, AS REQUIRED. PULLED AND COLLARED CB D1 ON P91 PANEL FOR THE LT FWD PUMP. FOLLOWING B37-800 FIM 28-22 TASK 804, SHORTED PINS 2/3 ON D870 TO OBSERVE PROPER LOW PRESSURE LIGHT OPERATION, CHECKS GOOD. DUE TO HISTORY, REMOVED AND REPLACED FUEL BOOST PUMP PRESSURE SWITCH, PER B737-800 AMM 28-42-11.