Service difficulty report · Fuel Pump · Boeing 737201

Difficulty date
May 7, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N225US
Make and model
Boeing 737201
Aircraft serial
21667
Engine
Pwa JT8D9A
Part
Fuel Pump
Part number
378200
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 1 Engine
Part time
39,494 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

CLT - FL1173, ON CLIMB-OUT AT APPROX 1,200 FT, THE NR 1 ENG LOST THRUST. THE LOW OIL PRESS LIGHT CAME ON WITH NO OTHER INDICATIONS. CAPTAIN PERFORMED SINGLE ENGINE FAILURE CHECKLIST AND SHUTDOWN THE NR 1 ENGINE. AN EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. FLIGHT RETURNED TO FIELD AT CLT AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. TOTAL SINGLE ENGINE TIME WAS 12 MINUTES. MAINTENANCE FOUND NO FUEL FLOW TO THE NR 1 ENGINE AND DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. REPLACED NR 1 ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP. OPERATIONAL CHECK AND LEAK CHECK GOOD. PERFORMED POWER RUN. POWER RUN GOOD. (M)