What was found
DURING TRANSIT CHECK WAS DETECTED A FUEL LEAK BETWEEN GEAR BOX PUMP COUPLING AND THE RT ENGINE. AIRCRAFT WAS SENT TO THE HANGAR AND THE RT ENGINE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED IAW MM 73-12-01 PAGE 201, TESTED CORRECT.
- Difficulty date
- December 27, 2005
- Submitted
- December 30, 2005
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N881LF
- Make and model
- Doug MD83
- Aircraft serial
- 53051
- Aircraft time
- 44,095 hours, 31,599 cycles
- Engine
- Pwa JT8D219
- System (JASC)
- 7314 · Engine Fuel Pump
- Part
- Pump
- Part number
- 3843017
- Part serial
- 8743
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Fuel System
- Part time
- 40,442 hours, 24,673 cycles
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.