Service difficulty report · Pump · Beech F33A

Difficulty date
February 16, 2011
Submitted
February 16, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8046G
Make and model
Beech F33A
Aircraft serial
CE1646
Aircraft time
5,466 hours
Engine
Cont IO520BB
Engine time
473 hours
Propeller
Hartzl PHCC3YF1
Part
Pump
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Pneumatic System
Part time
260 hours
Stage of operation
TX
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 WAS LOW AT 1700 RPM. UP ON TROUBLESHOOTING THE MECHANIC NOTICED ON INITIAL RUN UP PRESSURES WERE WITHIN LIMITS, AFTER ENGINE STARTED TO WARM UP THE PRESSURE STARTED TO DROP BELOW LIMITS. ON INSP THE VANES SHOW SOME WEAR. INSTALLED NEW PUMP, SYS WORKED NORMAL. NO PROBABLE CAUSE OR RECOMMENDATIONS AT THIS TIME.

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