Service difficulty report · Pump · Doug C47

Difficulty date
December 17, 2008
Submitted
December 17, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N982Z
Make and model
Doug C47
Aircraft serial
12947
Aircraft time
18,111 hours, 1 cycles
Engine
Pwa R183092
Engine time
163 hours, 1 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
2PR600CWT
Part serial
52284W
Condition
Leaking
Location
Lt Engine Fuel
Part time
163 hours, 1 cycles
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

LT ENG FUEL PUMP DEVELOPED LEAK THROUGH THE BLEED HOLE IN A PLUG INSTALLED ON THE PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT PORTION OF THE PUMP. SYS WAS PRESSURIZED BY THE ELECTRIC FUEL PRESSURE BOOST PUMP AND A LEAK WAS DETERMINED TO BE APPROX (1) DROP PER SECOND AT A PRESSURE OF 18 PSI.

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