SDR Y2PA96020

Service difficulty report · Scavenge Pump · Amd FALCOND

Difficulty date
May 30, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N823AA
Make and model
Amd FALCOND
Aircraft serial
228
Engine
Ge CF7002D2
Part
Scavenge Pump
Part number
4003T54P01
Condition
Failed
Location
Lt Eng
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A, E, F

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

What was found

YIP - AFTER T/O AT 13,000, CREW OBSERVED LT OIL PRESS WARN LT FLASH. CHECKING OIL PRESS GAUGE SHOWED LESS THAN 25 PSI. A/C RETURNED TO YIP. ENG WAS SHUTDOWN AND ON CLEARING THE RUNWAY THE TWR REPORTED SMOKE AND SOME FLAMES. THE ENG WAS MOTORED, FLAMES WENT OUT BUT SMOKE CONTINUED. RELEASED BOTH FIRE BOTTLES TO THE LEFT ENG. REQUESTED FIRE RESCUE. A/C TAXIED TO USA JET RAMP. FIRE RESCUE ASSIST WAS NOT NEEDED. NO EMERG DECLARED IN FLT. TEAR DOWN REVEALED NR 5 SUMP FILLED WITH OIL. ALL OIL RETURN TUBES CLEAR, NO OBSTRUCTIONS TO HINDER OIL FLOW. NR 5 SCAVENGE PUMP NOT RETURNING OIL. TEST OF PUMP BY GE STROTHER, AT ROOM TEMP, SHOWED NORM OP. SUSPECT NR 5 SCAVENGE PUMP FAILURE AT ENG OPERATING TEMP.