Service difficulty report · Pump · Skrsky S61N

Difficulty date
December 10, 1999
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Skrsky S61N
Aircraft time
34,946 hours
Engine
Ge CT581401
Part
Pump
Part number
5002T83P02
Condition
Seized
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
E, J
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) NO CONTAMINATION WAS FOUND WITHIN THE FCU AND THE FUEL CENTRIFUGAL PURIFI ER. THE EDP MATCHED BEARINGS WERE FOUND SEIZED IN PUMP BODY. FAA AC 43 -16A ISSUED MAY 1999 WAS REFRENCED TO THE OPERATOR AND THEY HAVE REVIEWED THEIR SYSTEMS AND VERIFIED THE USE OF FAUCETT FILTERS AND NOT THE SUSPECT VELC ON FILTERS AS STATED WITHIN THE AC.OPERATOR IS SUSPECTING JET B AND THE LACK OF LUBRICATING PROPERTIES AS A POSSIBLE CAUSE.