Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Boeing 737724

Difficulty date
August 13, 2014
Submitted
August 18, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N14731
Make and model
Boeing 737724
Aircraft serial
28799
Aircraft time
50,465 hours, 16,921 cycles
Part
Pressure Switch
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fuel System
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

AIRCRAFT DIVERTED, LT CTR FUEL PUMP LOW PRESS LIGHT. THE RT CTR FUEL PUMP IS ALREADY ON MEL. DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH FUEL TO GET TO FLL. EMER DECLARED TURNED ON LT CTR PUMP DURING FLIGHT & LOW PRESS LIGHT STAYED ON. CTR TANK HAD 4500 LBS FUEL WITHIN. CHECKED LT FUEL BOOST PUMP, LOW PRESS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, RESET GFI & UFI CB IAW AMM 20-60-01 & 28-22-19. LT CTR TANK BOOST OPERATES NORMALLY. REPLACED LOW PRESS SWITCH IAW 28-42-11. OPERATIONS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD.