Service difficulty report · Pump · Beech F33A

Difficulty date
March 22, 2010
Submitted
March 22, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8240T
Make and model
Beech F33A
Aircraft serial
CE1542
Aircraft time
20,564 hours
Engine
Cont IO520BB
Engine time
370 hours
Propeller
Hartzl PHCC3YF1
Part
Pump
Part number
AA3216CW
Part serial
N59353
Condition
Failed
Location
Instrument Air
Part time
407 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED INSTRUMENT AIR PRESSURE LOW AND GYRO WARNING LIGHT ON. UPON TROUBLESHOOTING THE MX DETERMINED THE AIR PUMP WAS NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH PRESSURE AT DIFFERENT POWER SETTINGS. INSTALLED NEW PUMP, SYSTEM WORKED NORMAL. NO PROBABLE CAUSE OR RECOMMENDATIONS AT THIS TIME.

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