Service difficulty report · Pump · Amtr AIRCAM

Difficulty date
October 20, 2009
Submitted
November 20, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N119GB
Make and model
Amtr AIRCAM
Aircraft serial
AC132L
Engine
Rotax ROTAX912ULS
Part
Pump
Part number
892545
Part serial
0600476150
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel Sys
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.

What was found

BOTH ENG PRIMER LINES AND FUEL PUMPS FAILED (PRIMER LINES DISINTEGRATED, FUEL PUMPS STARTED LEAKING) ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY AFTER 15 HRS EXPOSURE TO FUEL CONTAINING UP TO 10 PERCENT ETHANOL. ENG DEALER STATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THAT UP TO 15 PERCENT ETHANOL WAS OK. THIS COULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR THESE ENGINE USERS. MANY ACFT USING THESE ENGINES, ALSO EXPERIMENTAL ACFT. THE USE OF AUTOMOTIVE GAS CONTAINING ETHANOL SHOULD BE CLARIFIED. (K)