Service difficulty report · Switch · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
August 5, 2009
Submitted
September 2, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N647UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25284
Aircraft time
74,984 hours, 12,190 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Switch
Condition
Faulty
Location
Rt Aux Fuel Tank
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
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

CTR AUX OVERRIDE PUMP LOW PRESS LT-ON-, SW-ON-, EICAS MSG CTR L-R FUEL PUMP. APPROX 1 HR INTO FLT RT MAIN TANK FUEL DECREASED RAPIDLY AS IF RIGHT CENTER PUMP OFF. CONFIRMED NO LEAK. NO EXTERNAL LEAKS NOTED. RAN CENTER TANK PUMPS, OPS CHECK NORMAL ON GROUND, HOWEVER NEEDS MORE TROUBLESHOOTING. PUMP CONSIDERED INOP. REPLACED PRESSURE SWITCH S424 FOR RIGHT AUX FUEL TANK. ALSO REPLACED RELAY K330 RIGHT FUEL PUMP CONTROL. OPERATIONS CHECKED NORMAL, FUEL TRANSFERRED INTO AND OUT OF CENTER FUEL TANK NORMALLY WITH NO PRESSURE LIGHTS ON UNTIL TANKS WERE EMPTY.