What was found
FUEL LEAKING INTO MANIFOLD REFERENCE LINE. PILOT EXPERIENCED INFLIGHT ROUGH ENGINE WHEN AUXILIARY FUEL PUMP TURNED ON. FUEL CONTINUED TO RUN ON GROUND AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN. PROBABLE CAUSE: MFG DEFECT: LEAKING DIAPHRAGM.
- Difficulty date
- April 28, 2004
- Submitted
- October 6, 2004
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N54MV
- Make and model
- Piper PA23250
- Aircraft serial
- 277654043
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540C1A
- System (JASC)
- 7314 · Engine Fuel Pump
- Part
- Pump
- Part number
- RG17980JM
- Part serial
- C5555
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 20 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.