SDR Y2PA05008

Service difficulty report · Pump · Amd FALCOND

Difficulty date
June 10, 2005
Submitted
July 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N811AA
Make and model
Amd FALCOND
Aircraft serial
187
Engine
Ge CF7002D2
Part
Pump
Part number
2060B
Part serial
243677
Condition
Intermittent
Location
Nr 1 Fuel Boost
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING CLIMB OUT NR 1 ENG STARTED TO SURGE. NR 1 FUEL PRESSURE DROPPED TO ZERO. OPENED CROSSFEED THEN NR 2 ENG LOST 50 PERCENT POWER, FUEL PRESSURE DROPPED TO NEAR ZERO AND NR 2 FUEL PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON. CREW DECLARED EMERGENCY, TURNED BACK TOWARDS FIELD. ENGINES NR 1 AND NR 2 THEN BOTH STABILIZED WITH THE CROSSFEED VALVE OPEN. AIRCRAFT LANDED BACK WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. DURING GROUND RUN, FOUND NR 1 BOOST PUMP PRESSURE DROP, OPENED CROSSFEED VALVE AND NR 2 BOOST PUMP, PRESSURIZED BOTH SIDES. REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 1 ENG BOOST PUMP IAW MM. RAN BOTH ENGINES AT TAKE OFF POWER. BOTH ENG OPS WERE GOOD DURING RUN AND AT NO TIME ROLLED BACK. AC WAS TEST FLOWN SATISFACTORY AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.(K)