B767 ETOPS flight crew has left aft fuel pump fail. Precautionary divert to hnl.

Attributes
ACN	736919
Time
Date	200704
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	intersection : engin
State Reference	FO
Altitude	msl single value : 35000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zoa.artcc
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B767-300 and 300 ER
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Route In Use	enroute : pacific
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 9000 flight time type : 1600
ASRS Report	736919
Person 2
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 221 flight time total : 20000 flight time type : 4000
ASRS Report	736925
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	controller : issued new clearance flight crew : landed as precaution flight crew : diverted to another airport
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft
Primary Problem	Aircraft

Narrative:

I was the first officer on flight from kahului; maui; to ZZZ on apr/mon/07. Preflight and departure were normal. In addition we were being line checked by an FAA inspector. Approximately 200 NM west of fix engine on the echo track we were alerted via EICAS that the left aft fuel pump low pressure condition existed. The captain and I complied with the appropriate checklist and notified both maintenance and dispatch of the situation. The captain received all pertinent information and made the decision to return to hnl. Both maintenance and dispatch agreed with the captain that that would be the most prudent decision. The captain also briefed the FAA inspector and the inspector also agreed with the captain's decision. We did not declare an emergency; but did tell ATC that we needed to return to hnl. We received a clearance to return to hnl and landed in hnl uneventfully. We entered the appropriate write-up in the aircraft logbook. We then were assigned to fly from hnl to ZZZ to complete our duty period. We raised the question of crew legality and were told that we were legal to fly by the crew desk and duty manager. Far 121.471 section G stated and also the FAA inspector agreed that it was legal. We did ask if there were another crew to fly; they said we were legal (crew desk) and that it was our assignment. We agreed to fly and all parties including the FAA inspector agreed we were legal to fly. We flew to ZZZ; landed uneventfully.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B767 ETOPS FLT CREW HAS LEFT AFT FUEL PUMP FAIL. PRECAUTIONARY DIVERT TO HNL.

Narrative: I WAS THE FO ON FLT FROM KAHULUI; MAUI; TO ZZZ ON APR/MON/07. PREFLT AND DEP WERE NORMAL. IN ADDITION WE WERE BEING LINE CHKED BY AN FAA INSPECTOR. APPROX 200 NM W OF FIX ENG ON THE ECHO TRACK WE WERE ALERTED VIA EICAS THAT THE L AFT FUEL PUMP LOW PRESSURE CONDITION EXISTED. THE CAPT AND I COMPLIED WITH THE APPROPRIATE CHKLIST AND NOTIFIED BOTH MAINT AND DISPATCH OF THE SITUATION. THE CAPT RECEIVED ALL PERTINENT INFO AND MADE THE DECISION TO RETURN TO HNL. BOTH MAINT AND DISPATCH AGREED WITH THE CAPT THAT THAT WOULD BE THE MOST PRUDENT DECISION. THE CAPT ALSO BRIEFED THE FAA INSPECTOR AND THE INSPECTOR ALSO AGREED WITH THE CAPT'S DECISION. WE DID NOT DECLARE AN EMER; BUT DID TELL ATC THAT WE NEEDED TO RETURN TO HNL. WE RECEIVED A CLRNC TO RETURN TO HNL AND LANDED IN HNL UNEVENTFULLY. WE ENTERED THE APPROPRIATE WRITE-UP IN THE ACFT LOGBOOK. WE THEN WERE ASSIGNED TO FLY FROM HNL TO ZZZ TO COMPLETE OUR DUTY PERIOD. WE RAISED THE QUESTION OF CREW LEGALITY AND WERE TOLD THAT WE WERE LEGAL TO FLY BY THE CREW DESK AND DUTY MGR. FAR 121.471 SECTION G STATED AND ALSO THE FAA INSPECTOR AGREED THAT IT WAS LEGAL. WE DID ASK IF THERE WERE ANOTHER CREW TO FLY; THEY SAID WE WERE LEGAL (CREW DESK) AND THAT IT WAS OUR ASSIGNMENT. WE AGREED TO FLY AND ALL PARTIES INCLUDING THE FAA INSPECTOR AGREED WE WERE LEGAL TO FLY. WE FLEW TO ZZZ; LANDED UNEVENTFULLY.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 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.