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A DC9-31 was routed for correction of fuel pressure and flow problems caused by structural repair debris found in the boost pump screens.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 367149 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199704 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001 To 0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Night |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : chs |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | DC-9 30 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | other |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| ASRS Report | 367149 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | other personnel other |
| Qualification | other other : other |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : critical non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On apr/xx/97, I was informed by my supervisor that aircraft xyz had been routed to investigate fuel pressure/flow problems. The supervisor informed me that debris from structural repair work had been found in the boost pump screens. The supervisor told me that I had been 1 of 3 inspectors who had given the ok to close the fuel tanks on the aircraft during the c- check. At the time I inspected the tank panels that I ok'd to close, I observed no debris of any kind. It is also unknown to me if the tanks were reopened at a later date as the result of leakage being found as a result of a leak check that was performed after the aircraft was refueled. Note: the aircraft was routed into maintenance prior to apr/xx/97. That was the date of my being informed of the problem.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A DC9-31 WAS ROUTED FOR CORRECTION OF FUEL PRESSURE AND FLOW PROBS CAUSED BY STRUCTURAL REPAIR DEBRIS FOUND IN THE BOOST PUMP SCREENS.
Narrative: ON APR/XX/97, I WAS INFORMED BY MY SUPVR THAT ACFT XYZ HAD BEEN ROUTED TO INVESTIGATE FUEL PRESSURE/FLOW PROBS. THE SUPVR INFORMED ME THAT DEBRIS FROM STRUCTURAL REPAIR WORK HAD BEEN FOUND IN THE BOOST PUMP SCREENS. THE SUPVR TOLD ME THAT I HAD BEEN 1 OF 3 INSPECTORS WHO HAD GIVEN THE OK TO CLOSE THE FUEL TANKS ON THE ACFT DURING THE C- CHK. AT THE TIME I INSPECTED THE TANK PANELS THAT I OK'D TO CLOSE, I OBSERVED NO DEBRIS OF ANY KIND. IT IS ALSO UNKNOWN TO ME IF THE TANKS WERE REOPENED AT A LATER DATE AS THE RESULT OF LEAKAGE BEING FOUND AS A RESULT OF A LEAK CHK THAT WAS PERFORMED AFTER THE ACFT WAS REFUELED. NOTE: THE ACFT WAS ROUTED INTO MAINT PRIOR TO APR/XX/97. THAT WAS THE DATE OF MY BEING INFORMED OF THE PROB.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 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.