Service difficulty report · Pump · Cessna 172R

Difficulty date
January 12, 2006
Submitted
January 12, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N79LU
Make and model
Cessna 172R
Aircraft serial
17281163
Aircraft time
1,821 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
1,821 hours
Part
Pump
Part number
LW15473
Part serial
154734802
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Part time
1,821 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS PARKED FOR 3 WEEKS. FOUND FUEL/OIL MIX LEAKING FROM MUFFLER EXHAUST PIPE. FUEL LEAKED VIA GRAVITY FROM TANKS THROUGH PUMP, INTO PUMP DRIVE LEVER AREA, THEN, VIA THE ACCESSORY SECTION INTO ENGINE . FOUND ENGINE CRANK CASE FILLED WITH AVGAS. CYLINDERS WERE ALSO FULL OF GAS/OIL MIX AND WERE HYDRAULICALLY LOCKED. FUEL/OIL MIX WAS DRAINING OUT EXHAUST VALVES INTO MUFFLER. NOTE: FUEL DID NOT DRAIN OUT OF DRAIN PORT ON FUEL PUMP. DISASSEMBLED PUMP. DRAIN PORT WAS NOT OBSTRUCTED.

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