Service difficulty report · Pump · Beech F33A

Difficulty date
April 4, 2010
Submitted
April 4, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5587K
Make and model
Beech F33A
Aircraft serial
CE1392
Aircraft time
20,492 hours
Engine
Cont IO520BB
Engine time
2,485 hours
Propeller
Hartzl PHCC3YF1
Part
Pump
Part number
AA3216CW
Part serial
N60815
Condition
Low Pressure
Part time
456 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
L
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(VJ3R)ON PHASE RUN UP MECHANIC NOTICED THE GYRO WARNING LIGHT ON. UP ON TROUBLESHOOTING THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THE VANES ON THE AIR PUMP WERE WORN AND WAS NOT PRODUCING ENOUGH PRESSURE. INSTALLED NEW PUMP, SYS WORKED NORMAL. NO PROBABLE CAUSE OR RECOMMENDATIONS AT THIS TIME.

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