Service difficulty report · Pump · Boeing 7572S7

Difficulty date
July 11, 2011
Submitted
July 12, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N901AW
Make and model
Boeing 7572S7
Aircraft serial
23321
Aircraft time
90,200 hours, 32,924 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
609891005
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fuel System
Part time
4,670 hours
Stage of operation
CL
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

HNL - FLT 31 EN ROUTE OGG TO PHX. DURING CLIMBOUT FROM MAUI, RECIEVED A FUEL CONFIG WARNING DUE TO FUEL IMBALANCE. LEFT GAUGE REPORTED 12.0 AND RIGHT GAUGE REPORTED 14.3. PROGRESSIVE FUEL LEAK IN LEFT MAIN TANK. DIVERTED TO HNL WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED FOR FUEL LEAKS. NONE WERE NOTED. FOUND THE LEFT FUEL OVER-RIDE PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER OUT. REMOVED AND REPLACED THE LEFT FUEL OVER-RIDE PUMP IMPELLER. THE SYSTEM OPERATIONALLY AND LEAK CHECKS GOOD.

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