Service difficulty report · Pump · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
July 22, 2011
Submitted
September 2, 2011
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N238E
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft serial
C0238
Engine
Cont IO240B
Part
Pump
Part number
5367001
Part serial
0234
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel Boost
Stage of operation
CR
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

ENGINE SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND A FINE DARK PARTICULATE CONTAMINATING FUEL SYS. AIRFRAME BOOST PUMP APPEARED TO BE SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION. THE AIRFRAME BOOST PUMP WAS LEAKING FUEL FROM ISOLATION CHAMBER BETWEEN PUMP AND MOTOR SECTIONS OF BOOST PUMP AND FROM THE SEAM WHERE THE PUMP SECTION ATTACHES TO THE ISOLATION CHAMBER. PUMP O/H 11/10/09.

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