Service difficulty report · Pump · Beech F33A

Difficulty date
March 25, 2011
Submitted
March 25, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8112T
Make and model
Beech F33A
Aircraft serial
CE1539
Aircraft time
20,848 hours
Engine
Cont IO520BB
Engine time
1,250 hours
Propeller
Hartzl PHCC3YF1
Part
Pump
Part number
AA3216CW
Part serial
I407912
Condition
Faulty
Location
Air
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

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. INSTALLED NEW PUMP, DURING GROUND RUN MECHANIC NOTICED AFTER ENGINE STARTED TO WARM UP OUTPUT PRESSURE STARTED TO DROP. INSTALLED ANOTHER AIR PUMP SYSTEM WORKED NORMAL. NO PROBABLE CAUSE OR RECOMMENDATIONS AT THIS TIME.

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