Service difficulty report · Relay · Boeing 727225

Difficulty date
November 27, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 727225
Aircraft time
62,397 hours
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Relay
Part number
KDAGX4F001
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING FLIGHT, CREW EXPERIENCED TRIPPING OF SEVERAL FUEL BOOST PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKERS. CREW DIVERTED TO THE NEAREST SUITABLE AIRPORT WHERE MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE GFI RELAYS FOR THE BOOST PUMPS THAT HAD THEIR C/B`S TRIP, ALL ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR`S TO THE RELAY PANEL WERE CHECKED FOR TENSIONS AND CLEANLINESS, AND GROUNDS TO THE PANEL INSPECTED WITH NO FAULTS. THE GFI SYSTEM WAS TESTED WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. FURTHER TESTING BY TRANSFERRING FUEL USING ENGINE GENERATORS, APU, AND EXT POWER, WERE CONDUCTED ALL WITH NO FAULTS FOUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE.