Service difficulty report · Seal · Cirrus SR22

Difficulty date
May 8, 2012
Submitted
May 8, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N342AC
Make and model
Cirrus SR22
Aircraft serial
3051
Aircraft time
980 hours
Engine
Cont IO550N
Engine time
980 hours
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Seal
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel Control
Part time
980 hours
Component
Fuel Control · Cont
Component part number
ETISR22212
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FUEL LEAKING PAST MIXTURE CONTROL SHAFT SEALS. ACFT AND ENGINE HAS A TURBO NORMALIZING SYS INSTALLED. WHEN ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP OPERATED ON BOOST (LOW), ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP HAD A LEAKAGE RATE OF FUEL OF ABOUT 1 DRIP EVERY 1.5 TO 2 SECONDS.

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