Service difficulty report · Pump · Boeing 73733A

Difficulty date
September 18, 2004
Submitted
September 22, 2004
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N168AW
Make and model
Boeing 73733A
Aircraft serial
23629
Aircraft time
57,711 hours, 40,385 cycles
Engine
Ge CFM563B1
Part
Pump
Part number
568126713004
Part serial
2648A
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Fuel Boost
Part time
59,313 hours, 36,624 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

EN ROUTE WITH LT CENTER FUEL TANK PUMP OFF AND RT CENTER FUEL TANK PUMP ON, CROSS FEED VALVE CLOSED, NR 2 ENGINE WAS DRAWING FUEL SLOWLY FROM RT CENTER TANK AND ALSO RT MAIN TANK, DIVERTED, DUE TO WEATHER. MAINTENANCE TROUBLESHOT FUEL SYSTEM; NO DEFECTS FOUND. WHEN AIRCRAFT ARRIVED AS A PRECAUTION THE RT CENTER FUEL TANK BOOST PUMP REPLACED IAW BMM 28-22-41, OPERATIONAL CHECK WAS GOOD. PROBLEM RECURRED, RT WING TANK BURNED FUEL CONTINUOUSLY BEFORE CENTER TANK WAS EMPTY. MX R & R ALL THREE RT FUEL TANK BOOST PUMP CHECK VALVES IAW BMM. TEST FOUND FUEL BOOST PUMP SLOW TO RE-PRIME DUE TO AN ERODED HOUSING.

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