Service difficulty report · Pump · Boeing 7673P6

Difficulty date
March 7, 2009
Submitted
March 12, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N156DL
Make and model
Boeing 7673P6
Aircraft serial
25354
Aircraft time
73,902 hours, 15,704 cycles
Engine
Ge CF680C2B6
Engine time
48,119 hours, 11,139 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
5006834M
Part serial
SUS3566A
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Nr 1 Fuel Boost
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AT FL340 DURING A CROSS FEED OPS TO CORRECT MINOR FUEL IMBALANCE THE LEFT ENG ROLLED BACK TO 52 PERCENT N1. LEFT MAIN BOOST PUMP WERE TURNED BACK ON AND X-FEED VLV CLOSED. ACFT RETRIMMED AND A/T ARM SW TURNED OFF. INITIALLY ENG WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO CHANGES IN THROTTLE POS. REFERRED TO QRH FOR ENG SURGE/STALL AS THROTTLE WAS RETARDED ENG INDICATIONS FOLLOWED NORMALLY. ALLOWED ENG TO IDLE FOR 2 MINS THEN SLOWLY ADVANCED PWR TO CRUISE THRUST. ALL INDICATIONS NORMAL. PERFORMED SUCTION TEST. ALL OK. REPLACING ENG FUEL PUMP AND PERFORMING HIGH POWER RUN. MAINTENANCE IN PROGRESS.

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