Pilot flying a B757-200 with rb-211 engines; received an EICAS message 'left engine lp fuel.' aircraft returned to departure field for an overweight landing.

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Attributes
ACN	783223
Time
Date	200804
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : zzz.tower tower : zzz.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B757-200
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	climbout : initial descent : approach
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
ASRS Report	783223
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical
Independent Detector	aircraft equipment other aircraft equipment : eicas message
Resolutory Action	flight crew : diverted to another airport
Consequence	other
Factors
Maintenance	performance deficiency : fault isolation performance deficiency : testing
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Company Maintenance Human Performance Aircraft

Narrative:

On departure we received an EICAS message 'left engine low pressure fuel;' all engine indications were normal. We informed dispatch and maintenance control and they wanted us to return to ZZZ to have the problem looked at. This seems to be a recurring problem with this airplane. After talking to director maintenance/maintenance they decided they wanted us to do an overweight landing; which we did in ZZZ; with no event.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: PILOT FLYING A B757-200 WITH RB-211 ENGINES; RECEIVED AN EICAS MESSAGE 'LEFT ENG LP FUEL.' ACFT RETURNED TO DEPARTURE FIELD FOR AN OVERWT LNDG.

Narrative: ON DEP WE RECEIVED AN EICAS MESSAGE 'L ENG LOW PRESSURE FUEL;' ALL ENG INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL. WE INFORMED DISPATCH AND MAINT CTL AND THEY WANTED US TO RETURN TO ZZZ TO HAVE THE PROB LOOKED AT. THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROB WITH THIS AIRPLANE. AFTER TALKING TO DIRECTOR MAINT/MAINT THEY DECIDED THEY WANTED US TO DO AN OVERWT LNDG; WHICH WE DID IN ZZZ; WITH NO EVENT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of May 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.