Service difficulty report · Pump · Beech F33A

Difficulty date
March 25, 2011
Submitted
March 26, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8046G
Make and model
Beech F33A
Aircraft serial
CE1646
Aircraft time
5,549 hours
Engine
Cont IO520BB
Engine time
554 hours
Propeller
Hartzl PHCC3YF1
Part
Pump
Part number
AA3216CW
Part serial
I452302
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Engine
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

AIR PUMP WILL NOT SUSTAIN REQUIRED PRESSURE WHEN ENGINE BECOMES HOT. UPON 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. REPLACED AIR PUMP WITH A NEW UNIT. PERFORMED AN OPS CHECK AND FOUND TO BE NORMAL. NO PROBABLE CAUSE OR RECOMMENDATIONS AT THIS TIME.

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