An airbus A320 rejected takeoff at 70 KTS due to failure of second fuel tank boost pump. 1 pump prev...

Attributes
ACN	357208
Time
Date	199701
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : grr
State Reference	MI
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	A320
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	Other Other
Flight Phase	climbout : takeoff other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 160 flight time total : 7000 flight time type : 1800
ASRS Report	357208
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified cockpit
Resolutory Action	flight crew : rejected takeoff other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Aircraft
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

2 fuel pumps in each wing tank. #1 pump was inoperative and in MEL on roll at 70 KTS, caution warning light and ECAM indicated second pump inoperative. No fuel pressure to #2 engine. The takeoff was aborted without incident. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: aircraft was an airbus A320. The aircraft remained grounded until maintenance could get to grr with parts. To the best of my knowledge one pump was replaced and the second pump was suspected to have iced up. Both pumps operated ok after maintenance finished. The reporter states the FAA has made no contact.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: AN AIRBUS A320 REJECTED TKOF AT 70 KTS DUE TO FAILURE OF SECOND FUEL TANK BOOST PUMP. 1 PUMP PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED.

Narrative: 2 FUEL PUMPS IN EACH WING TANK. #1 PUMP WAS INOP AND IN MEL ON ROLL AT 70 KTS, CAUTION WARNING LIGHT AND ECAM INDICATED SECOND PUMP INOP. NO FUEL PRESSURE TO #2 ENG. THE TKOF WAS ABORTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: ACFT WAS AN AIRBUS A320. THE ACFT REMAINED GNDED UNTIL MAINT COULD GET TO GRR WITH PARTS. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE ONE PUMP WAS REPLACED AND THE SECOND PUMP WAS SUSPECTED TO HAVE ICED UP. BOTH PUMPS OPERATED OK AFTER MAINT FINISHED. THE RPTR STATES THE FAA HAS MADE NO CONTACT.

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.

An airbus A320 rejected takeoff at 70 KTS due to failure of second fuel tank boost pump. 1 pump previously deferred.