What was found
THIS ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP WAS INSTALLED ON A MFG FACTORY OVERHAULED ENGINE. FOUND ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP LEAKING FROM THE GARLOCK SEAL ON THE DRIVE END OF THE FUEL PUMP, LEAVING FUEL STAIN ON BOTTOM ENGINE COWL.
- Difficulty date
- January 29, 2003
- Submitted
- February 9, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N101TT
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft serial
- 318252050
- Engine
- Lyc LTIO540J2BD
- System (JASC)
- 7314 · Engine Fuel Pump
- Part
- Garlock Seal
- Part number
- 200F5003
- Part serial
- FIN039FP
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Fuel Pump
- Part time
- 18 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.