Service difficulty report · Pump · Beech F33

Difficulty date
August 12, 2009
Submitted
October 26, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N3866A
Make and model
Beech F33
Aircraft serial
CD1236
Engine
Cont IO520BB
Part
Pump
Part number
64621238A1
Part serial
B041A196R
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Eng Fuel
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AT CRUISE, PILOT NOTICED SLOWER THAN NORMAL OPERATING SPEED WHICH COULD NOT BE INCREASED BY ADVANCING THE THROTTLE. FUEL FLOW CONTINUED TO DECREASE WITHOUT THROTTLE MOVEMENT. EMERGENCY LANDING WAS PERFORMED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER LANDING ENGIN CONTINUED TO RUN PROVIDING ENOUGH POWER TO TAXI TO RAMP TIE-DOWN AREA WHERE NORMAL SHUT DOWN PROCEDURE WAS INITIATED. TEAR DOWN INSP OF ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP REVEALED CONTAMINATION IN VAPOR SEPARATOR HOUSING AND JET, CAUSING A PARTIAL BLOCKAGE WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH OPERATOR SCENARIO OF REDUCING FUEL FLOW AND POWER LOSS. (K)

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