Service difficulty report · Connector · Boeing 767332

Difficulty date
December 28, 2008
Submitted
January 21, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N189DN
Make and model
Boeing 767332
Aircraft serial
25990
Aircraft time
57,344 hours, 8,463 cycles
Part
Connector
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
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

JUST CLEARING MAIN AIRSPACE GOT LEFT FUEL SYSTEM PRESS MSG DIV TO JFK FOR REPAIRS. FOUND PUMP OPERATING NORMAL. FOUND C/P PINS GREEN AND SWITCH PINS CONTAMINATED AT LOW PRESS SWITCH S71. REPINNED CONNECT AND REPLACED LOW PRESSURE SWITCH S71. WITH SWITCH OUT AND P ON FOUND NO FLOW FROM LOW PRESS LINE-AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES BLOCKAGE CLEARED-PURGED LINE FOR SEVERAL MORE MINUTES UNTIL ALL FLOW CLEAR. REINSTALLED SWITCH ALL OPS NORMAL. NO FURTHER CONTAMINATION FOUND IN TANK.