Service difficulty report · Fuel Pump · Boeing 7372A9C

Difficulty date
March 20, 1998
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Boeing 7372A9C
Part
Fuel Pump
Part number
2580003
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Main Fwd
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
G
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) EN ROUTE AT 22,000 FEET, THE LT MAIN FORWARD BOOST PUMP BREAKER TRIPPED. TEN MINUTES LATER, THE LT AFT BOOST PUMP TRIPPED THE CIRCUIT BREAKER. FLT CREW C/W CHECK LIST AND OPENED THE CROSSFEED VALVE. FIVE MINUTES LATER, THE RT MAIN AFT FUEL BOOST PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. CREW DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED OK. FUEL SAMPLES DID NOT REVEAL ANY WATER. THREE FUEL PUMPS REPLACED.