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 NEW ORLEANS (AP) - One of 34 drainage pumps under investigation for possibly being faulty when they were installed before the start of last year's hurricane season had a minor problem during a test Thursday, the Army Corps of Engineers said.
Col. Jeffrey Bedey, the corps commander overseeing levee reconstruction, said that the problem forced the pump to be shut down, but that it would be fixed promptly.
"We'll have a crane out here tomorrow to take a look at it. I equate it to an alternator going out on a car. You don't replace the car, you replace the alternator," Bedey said. "Something will go down from time to time; this is a mechanical system."
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