Service difficulty report · Pump · Boeing 757236

Difficulty date
August 3, 2016
Submitted
August 5, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N910FD
Make and model
Boeing 757236
Aircraft serial
25054
Aircraft time
55,931 hours, 20,354 cycles
Part
Pump
Condition
Obstructed
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING INSPECTION OF RT WING TANK A FOREIGN OBJECT WAS DETECTED. A PARTIALLY DISINTEGRATED CLOTH, RAG WAS IDENTIFIED COVERING, BLOCKING THE AFT FUEL PUMP AT POSITION WS 231.5. AN EVALUATION OF THE SYSTEM FOR CONTAMINATION TO BE PERFORMED IAW SNRM N00480, W/O 67073.