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A B777 was dispatched with an inoperative center tank fuel pump. When unable to use center tank fuel via the remaining pump; the flight returned to departure airport for an overweight landing.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1006564 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201204 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0001-0600 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | FO |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | B777-200 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | Initial Climb |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Fuel Booster Pump |
| Person 1 | |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Aircraft Equipment Problem Less Severe |
Narrative:
Dispatched with one center tank fuel pump inoperative; unable to get fuel out of center tank and decided to return to departure airport. [We] coordinate with dispatch and made overweight landing. Emergency was declared and crash fire rescue equipment was requested. Smooth landing; crash fire rescue equipment followed us to ramp stand parking; no hot brakes. [We] entered fuel system problem and overweight landing in to logbook. Maintenance accomplished overweight landing inspection. Flight was dispatched with wing tank fuel only and an intermediate fuel stop.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A B777 was dispatched with an inoperative center tank fuel pump. When unable to use center tank fuel via the remaining pump; the flight returned to departure airport for an overweight landing.
Narrative: Dispatched with one center tank fuel pump inoperative; unable to get fuel out of center tank and decided to return to departure airport. [We] coordinate with Dispatch and made overweight landing. Emergency was declared and CFR was requested. Smooth landing; CFR followed us to ramp stand parking; no hot brakes. [We] entered fuel system problem and overweight landing in to logbook. Maintenance accomplished overweight landing inspection. Flight was dispatched with wing tank fuel only and an intermediate fuel stop.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 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.