Multiple fuel boost pump failures in a DC9-30 result in a return to departure station.

Attributes
ACN	520625
Time
Date	200108
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : msp.airport
State Reference	MN
Altitude	msl single value : 25000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zau.artcc tower : msp.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	DC-9 30
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 14000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	520625
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fuel circuit breaker other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

On climb out, the center tank aft fuel pump circuit breakers tripped. We followed the cockpit operating manual procedure to comply with this situation. Shortly after completing procedure, the circuit breakers for the right forward tank pump tripped. Contacted dispatch, coordinated an air turn back after discussing options with maintenance control. Landed at departure airport (msp) without incident.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MULTIPLE FUEL BOOST PUMP FAILURES IN A DC9-30 RESULT IN A RETURN TO DEP STATION.

Narrative: ON CLBOUT, THE CTR TANK AFT FUEL PUMP CIRCUIT BREAKERS TRIPPED. WE FOLLOWED THE COCKPIT OPERATING MANUAL PROC TO COMPLY WITH THIS SIT. SHORTLY AFTER COMPLETING PROC, THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS FOR THE R FORWARD TANK PUMP TRIPPED. CONTACTED DISPATCH, COORDINATED AN AIR TURN BACK AFTER DISCUSSING OPTIONS WITH MAINT CTL. LANDED AT DEP ARPT (MSP) WITHOUT INCIDENT.

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.