Service difficulty report · Pump · Boeing 767322

Difficulty date
April 27, 2009
Submitted
April 29, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N644UA
Make and model
Boeing 767322
Aircraft serial
25094
Aircraft time
76,667 hours, 12,347 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW4060
Part
Pump
Part number
S343T00229
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

FUEL IMBALANCE. FLIGHT DIVERTED. FUEL CONFIG LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE MORE THAN 2000 POUNDS DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RT AND LT MAIN TANKS WHILST FEEDING FROM THE CENTRE TANKS. CHKD STICK READINGS VERSES GAUGES-NO DISCREPANCY FOUND, PROCESSOR NO FAULTS OPS CHK PUMP IND ALL OK, INDICATION SYSTEM GOOD, REPLACED OVERRIDE PUMP WITH KNOWN GOOD PUMP FROM RT JETT PUMP POS. REPLACED JETT PUMP WITH NEW ITEM DURING REPLACEMENT RT JETTISON PUMP SLEEVE AS TWO WINDOW TYPE THEREFORE INSTALLED FUEL PUMP P/N 5006286F. OVERRIDE PUMP SLEEVE NOTED AS 4 WINDOW TYPE AND INSTALLED 5006286D PUMP. ACP'D OPS CHECKS OF BOTH PUMPS AND ALL GOOD. ACP'D CROSSFEED CHECK AND ALL GOOD.