Service difficulty report · Pump · Boeing 767338

Difficulty date
December 12, 2005
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 767338
Engine
Ge CF680C2*
Part
Pump
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fuel Boost
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

(AUS) RT FWD BOOST PUMP SUSPECT FAULTY. CB POPPED. ON DISASSEMBLY INVESTIGATION FOUND SEVERE SCORING WAS ON PUMP HSG IMPELLER BORE INSIDE DIAMETER, SHAFT AND ROTOR ASSY WAS SCORED ON BRG JOURNAL AREA. SEVERE SCORING COULD BE CAUSED BY FOD PASSING THROUGH PUMP. EVIDENCE OF FOD WAS NOT FOUND DURING DISMANTLE INDICATING THAT IT HAD PASSED THROUGH. ABNORMAL WEAR ON SHAFT BRG JOURNAL, POSSIBLY CAUSED BY FOD, HSG CARBON BRG AREA CAUSED IMPELLER TO RUB ON HSG IMPELLER BORE RESULTING IN AN EXCESSIVE AMPERAGE DRAW,CAUSED CB TO TRIP. (CASA NR 510001747)