Service difficulty report · Pump · Boeing 747438

Difficulty date
July 18, 2001
Submitted
August 7, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 747438
Engine
Rroyce RB211524G19
Part
Pump
Part number
6072101
Condition
Misinstalled
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(AUS) TRANSFER PUMP CONNECTORS INCORRECTLY WIRED. THE PUMPS HAD WIRINGSWAPPED AT PIN 2 AND PIN 3. THE WIRES WERE RECONNECTED IN THE BELIEF THAT THE WIRING CONFIGURATION WAS INCORRECT. THE AIRCRAFTHAD BEEN SUPPLIED WITH THE WIRING IN A NON-STANDARD FORMAT. INVESTIGATION FOUND THAT SOME AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN WIRED DIFFERENTLY AT MANUFACTURE. THIS WIRING CHANGE WAS NOT INCORPORATED IN THESERVICE BULLETIN.