Service difficulty report · Pump · Bolkms BK117A3

Difficulty date
December 7, 2011
Submitted
December 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N911BK
Make and model
Bolkms BK117A3
Aircraft serial
7099
Aircraft time
10,509 hours, 43,257 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
1176415103
Part serial
148973
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Transfer
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
H, A

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

What was found

FWD FUEL TRANSFER PUMP CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING CRUISE FLIGHT. PILOT DIVERTED AND RETURNED TO THE HOME BASE AND PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. TROUBLSHOOTING REVEALED THE FORWARD TRANSFER FUEL PUMP WAS INOPERATIVE. PUMP REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED PUMP. PERFORMED A LEAK CHECK AND FUNCTIONALLY TESTED SATISFACTORY. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.