Narrative:

Backgnd: jan/fri/01. Day prior to my flight. Aircraft departed XXX. On takeoff roll, #2 right forward fuel boost pump circuit breaker popped. Later, #3 forward fuel boost pump circuit breaker popped. While dumping fuel to return XXX, all #2 and #3 tank fuel boost pump circuit breakers popped (6 total). Jan/sat/01, XA00 show time on 2 hour maintenance delay for jan/fri/01 problem. Maintenance claimed a bad lot of circuit breakers and replaced several. On takeoff roll runway 30L at XXX, #2 right forward fuel boost pump circuit breaker popped. On descent to ZZZ (a scheduled stop), #3 forward fuel boost pump circuit breaker popped. In ZZZ, maintenance replaced #3 forward fuel boost pump circuit breaker and placed #2 forward fuel boost pump on MEL. Captain called company vice president/operations and questioned whether we really wanted to send this aircraft to aruba (tnca). Vice president/operations said fly to aruba. Jan/sat/01, SF08, departed ZZZ for aruba. Operations normal till vicinity crb (approximately 1 hour 30 mins from aruba) while xfeeding from #2 tank to #1 engine to trim #1/#3 tank, #3 forward and aft fuel boost pump circuit breakers popped. I turned #3 switches off and placed all engines on #2 tank feed. Reported to captain, who said reset the circuit breakers. I said 'are you serious.' he said 'yes.' a 5 min discussion ensued. Captain felt company would do nothing to really fix problem. I felt we had to do the right thing or problem would never be fixed, first officer agreed. Captain is a check airman, kept insisting reset circuit breakers, and I felt we needed a plan of action, due potential for #3 engine flameout at altitude and so on. I reset aft #3 circuit breaker and turned switch on. No further problems. On ground at aruba, checked #3 engine would suction feed from #3 tank. With passenger off, I reset #3 forward fuel boost pump circuit breaker. Operations normal from aruba back to ZZZ.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A B727-200 WITH CHRONIC HISTORY OF BOOST PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKERS TRIPPING IS DISPATCHED ON AN OVERWATER FLT WITH #2 FORWARD FUEL BOOST PUMP DEFERRED INOP. ENRTE #3 TANK PUMPS FORWARD AND AFT CIRCUIT BREAKERS TRIP.

Narrative: BACKGND: JAN/FRI/01. DAY PRIOR TO MY FLT. ACFT DEPARTED XXX. ON TKOF ROLL, #2 R FORWARD FUEL BOOST PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. LATER, #3 FORWARD FUEL BOOST PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. WHILE DUMPING FUEL TO RETURN XXX, ALL #2 AND #3 TANK FUEL BOOST PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED (6 TOTAL). JAN/SAT/01, XA00 SHOW TIME ON 2 HR MAINT DELAY FOR JAN/FRI/01 PROB. MAINT CLAIMED A BAD LOT OF CIRCUIT BREAKERS AND REPLACED SEVERAL. ON TKOF ROLL RWY 30L AT XXX, #2 R FORWARD FUEL BOOST PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. ON DSCNT TO ZZZ (A SCHEDULED STOP), #3 FORWARD FUEL BOOST PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER POPPED. IN ZZZ, MAINT REPLACED #3 FORWARD FUEL BOOST PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER AND PLACED #2 FORWARD FUEL BOOST PUMP ON MEL. CAPT CALLED COMPANY VICE PRESIDENT/OPS AND QUESTIONED WHETHER WE REALLY WANTED TO SEND THIS ACFT TO ARUBA (TNCA). VICE PRESIDENT/OPS SAID FLY TO ARUBA. JAN/SAT/01, SF08, DEPARTED ZZZ FOR ARUBA. OPS NORMAL TILL VICINITY CRB (APPROX 1 HR 30 MINS FROM ARUBA) WHILE XFEEDING FROM #2 TANK TO #1 ENG TO TRIM #1/#3 TANK, #3 FORWARD AND AFT FUEL BOOST PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKERS POPPED. I TURNED #3 SWITCHES OFF AND PLACED ALL ENGS ON #2 TANK FEED. RPTED TO CAPT, WHO SAID RESET THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS. I SAID 'ARE YOU SERIOUS.' HE SAID 'YES.' A 5 MIN DISCUSSION ENSUED. CAPT FELT COMPANY WOULD DO NOTHING TO REALLY FIX PROB. I FELT WE HAD TO DO THE RIGHT THING OR PROB WOULD NEVER BE FIXED, FO AGREED. CAPT IS A CHK AIRMAN, KEPT INSISTING RESET CIRCUIT BREAKERS, AND I FELT WE NEEDED A PLAN OF ACTION, DUE POTENTIAL FOR #3 ENG FLAMEOUT AT ALT AND SO ON. I RESET AFT #3 CIRCUIT BREAKER AND TURNED SWITCH ON. NO FURTHER PROBS. ON GND AT ARUBA, CHKED #3 ENG WOULD SUCTION FEED FROM #3 TANK. WITH PAX OFF, I RESET #3 FORWARD FUEL BOOST PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKER. OPS NORMAL FROM ARUBA BACK TO ZZZ.

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.