Flight crew of an medium large transport returned to land after the low fuel pump pressure warning light indicated the #2 and right center fuel tanks had low fuel pressure. Overweight landing was made due to near full fuel tanks.

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Attributes
ACN	454549
Time
Date	199911
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
State Reference	OR
Altitude	msl single value : 15000
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tracon : p80.tracon
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : flight engineer pilot : atp pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 29000 flight time type : 400
ASRS Report	454549
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : fuel pressure warning other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	flight crew : landed as precaution
Consequence	other
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

During climb out from pdx, master caution light illuminated with a fuel advisory. Both forward and aft fuel pumps in tank #2 illuminated low pressure with 10000 pounds of fuel in that tank. Approximately 30 seconds later, the right center tank fuel pump illuminated low pressure. We pulled out the QRH and discovered 2 circuit breakers were popped. We elected to return back to pdx with a non eventful overweight landing. We believe we had an electrical problem. We coordinated with ATC, maintenance control, flight and dispatch.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: FLC OF AN MLG RETURNED TO LAND AFTER THE LOW FUEL PUMP PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT INDICATED THE #2 AND R CTR FUEL TANKS HAD LOW FUEL PRESSURE. OVERWT LNDG WAS MADE DUE TO NEAR FULL FUEL TANKS.

Narrative: DURING CLBOUT FROM PDX, MASTER CAUTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITH A FUEL ADVISORY. BOTH FORWARD AND AFT FUEL PUMPS IN TANK #2 ILLUMINATED LOW PRESSURE WITH 10000 LBS OF FUEL IN THAT TANK. APPROX 30 SECONDS LATER, THE R CTR TANK FUEL PUMP ILLUMINATED LOW PRESSURE. WE PULLED OUT THE QRH AND DISCOVERED 2 CIRCUIT BREAKERS WERE POPPED. WE ELECTED TO RETURN BACK TO PDX WITH A NON EVENTFUL OVERWT LNDG. WE BELIEVE WE HAD AN ELECTRICAL PROB. WE COORDINATED WITH ATC, MAINT CTL, FLT AND DISPATCH.

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.