Service difficulty report · Manifold · Boeing 717200

Difficulty date
August 5, 2010
Submitted
August 9, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N991AT
Make and model
Boeing 717200
Aircraft serial
55135
Part
Manifold
Condition
Disconnected
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

DURING CLIMBOUT ON FLIGHT 981, STARTED TO GET A FUEL IMBALANCE, AT FIRST IT WAS 200 LBS, AND GRADUALLY CONTINUED TO 9400 LBS LEFT, 0 LBS RIGHT, 2350 LBS CENTER. ENGINE LEFT FUEL PRESSURE LOW LIGHT CAME ON DURING ATTEMPTED CROSSFEED, AS WELL AS RIGHT ENGINE LOW PRESSURE LIGHT DURING CROSSFEED. DIVERTED BACK TO MCO AND LANDED AT 104,800 LBS. FOUND LEFT TANK FUEL MANIFOLD DISCONNECTED. CONNECTED FUEL MANIFOLD AND PERFORMED REFUEL OF LEFT WING AND OPERATED BOTH ENGINES USING LEFT FUEL BOOST PUMPS WITH CROSSFEED OPEN. NO LEFT OR RIGHT ENGINE LOW PRESSURE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND NO UNWANTED FUEL TRANSFER.

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