Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical; Inflight Event / Encounter Fuel Issue
Flight Crew Diverted; General Maintenance Action
Aircraft
At cruise; we noticed that the center tank was not feeding. Accomplished QRH that showed that the center tank pumps were not producing enough pressure to put out the fuel pressure lights. A hub airport was in front of us with the best weather around; so we diverted there. Not overweight; plenty of fuel remaining in the mains- no emergency declared.The last I heard; Maintenance could not determine the problem- the center tank pumps were working; just not enough pressure to feed fuel at anything close to a normal rate.
An MD-80 diverted to a nearby airport when the flight crew determined they were unable to access fuel in the center fuel tank due to low fuel pump pressure.