Service difficulty report · Warning System · Amd FALCON20

Difficulty date
March 7, 2019
Submitted
March 8, 2019
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N699TW
Make and model
Amd FALCON20
Aircraft serial
050
Aircraft time
34,697 hours, 30,375 cycles
Part
Warning System
Condition
Activated
Location
Cockpit
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED DPA FOR TCL DURING CRUISE THE LT WING FUEL TRANSFER PUMP PRESSURE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CREW ATTEMPTED TO BALANCE THE FUEL USING THE NORMAL AFM PROCEDURE FOR AN INOP FUEL TRANSFER PUMP BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, UPON ARRIVAL AT TCL THEY WERE GIVEN VECTORS FOR A DELAY IN LANDING BUT DUE TO THE FUEL IMBALANCE THE ELECTED TO DECLARE A MIN FUEL EMERGENCY FOR PRIORITY HANDLING. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT ITS SCHEDULED DESTINATION WITHOUT INCIDENT.