Narrative:

At cruise; we noticed that the center tank was not feeding. Accomplished QRH that showed that the center tank pumps were not producing enough pressure to put out the fuel pressure lights. A hub airport was in front of us with the best weather around; so we diverted there. Not overweight; plenty of fuel remaining in the mains- no emergency declared.the last I heard; maintenance could not determine the problem- the center tank pumps were working; just not enough pressure to feed fuel at anything close to a normal rate.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: An MD-80 diverted to a nearby airport when the flight crew determined they were unable to access fuel in the center fuel tank due to low fuel pump pressure.

Narrative: At cruise; we noticed that the center tank was not feeding. Accomplished QRH that showed that the center tank pumps were not producing enough pressure to put out the fuel pressure lights. A hub airport was in front of us with the best weather around; so we diverted there. Not overweight; plenty of fuel remaining in the mains- no emergency declared.The last I heard; Maintenance could not determine the problem- the center tank pumps were working; just not enough pressure to feed fuel at anything close to a normal rate.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.