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An FAA safety inspector questions the deferral of an auxiliary tank fuel boost pump low pressure warning light.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 504250 |
| Time | |
| Date | 200103 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : zzz.airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Altitude | agl single value : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Medium Transport, High Wing, 2 Turboprop Eng |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : maintenance ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 100 flight time total : 7200 flight time type : 1200 |
| ASRS Report | 504250 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | government : faa |
| Function | observation : air carrier inspector |
| Qualification | technician : airframe technician : powerplant |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | aircraft equipment problem : less severe maintenance problem : non compliance with mel non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far |
| Independent Detector | aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fuel quantity indications other flight crewa other flight crewb |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Factors | |
| Maintenance | contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : logbook entry performance deficiency : testing performance deficiency : fault isolation |
| Supplementary | |
| Problem Areas | FAA Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft |
| Primary Problem | FAA |
Narrative:
Mechanic did write-up deferring unsvcable auxiliary fuel pump advisory light. FAA inspector felt improper write-up due to the captain's write-up said the pump itself was intermittent. Still remains a difference of opinion. Pump was tested before flight and all was ok.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: AN FAA SAFETY INSPECTOR QUESTIONS THE DEFERRAL OF AN AUX TANK FUEL BOOST PUMP LOW PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT.
Narrative: MECH DID WRITE-UP DEFERRING UNSVCABLE AUX FUEL PUMP ADVISORY LIGHT. FAA INSPECTOR FELT IMPROPER WRITE-UP DUE TO THE CAPT'S WRITE-UP SAID THE PUMP ITSELF WAS INTERMITTENT. STILL REMAINS A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION. PUMP WAS TESTED BEFORE FLT AND ALL WAS OK.
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.