Service difficulty report · Pump · Boeing 74744AF

Difficulty date
October 15, 2025
Submitted
October 16, 2025
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N574UP
Make and model
Boeing 74744AF
Aircraft serial
35663
Aircraft time
64,003 hours, 9,958 cycles
Part
Pump
Condition
Bypassing
Location
Override
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J, F
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FUEL IMBALANCE, 2-3.C/W WITH QRH, NO FUEL LEAK SUSPECTED, BALANCED FUEL. MAIN TANK 2 IS CONSISTENTLY LOWER THAN MAIN TANK 3 CMC MSG 28798. VERIFIED DEFUEL VALVE POSITION PER IFIM 28-22 TASK 925. PRESSURIZED FUEL MANIFOLD. FOUND FUEL FLOW RATE IS 400LBS LESS USING OVERRIDE PUMP 3 AFT THAN OVERRIDE PUMP 3 FWD. SUSPECT OVERRIDE PUMP 3 AFT BYPASSING FUEL.

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