Service difficulty report · Pump · Amrgen AA5

Difficulty date
January 18, 2007
Submitted
January 30, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N24AU
Make and model
Amrgen AA5
Aircraft serial
AA50588
Engine
Lyc O320E2G
Part
Pump
Part number
AC40295
Part serial
AA15730
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
IN
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

AT ANNUAL FUEL STAINS WERE FOUND ON ENGINE LOWER COWLING. IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIND THE LEAK THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WAS TURNED ON TO PRESSURIZE THE FUEL SYSTEM BUT NO LEAKAGE WAS FOUND. WHILE TURNING ENGINE OVER BY HAND DURING THE COMPRESSION CHECK A LARGE FLOW OF GAS WAS FOUND LEAKING OUT THE SIDE OF THE FUEL PUMP ABOVE THE OUTLET PORT BETWEEN THE DIAPHRAGM AND PUMP CASTINGS. REPAIR STATION WAS CONTACTED AND THY INDICATED THAT THE SCREWS THAT HOLD THE PUMP TOGETHER ARE ASSEMBLED AT 25 INCH LBS TORQUE + OR - 5 INCH LBS . PUMP SCREWS WERE CHECKED AND THEY WERE FOUND TO BE TIGHTENED TO ONLY 2-3 INCH LBS OF TORQUE. ALL OF THE SCREWS HAD TORQUE PUTTY ON THEM WHICH INDICATED THE SCREWS HAD NOT BACKED OUT. GUESS IS