Service difficulty report · Pump · Cessna 182T

Difficulty date
November 26, 2013
Submitted
November 26, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N354CP
Make and model
Cessna 182T
Aircraft serial
18281506
Aircraft time
1,978 hours, 1 cycles
Engine
Lyc IO540AB1A5
Engine time
1,978 hours, 1 cycles
Propeller
Mcauly B3D36C431
Part
Pump
Part number
AF15473
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine Fuel
Part time
1 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

UPON FIRST START SINCE ENGINE OVERHAUL, FUEL BEGAN LEAKING FROM THE FUEL PUMP OVERBOARD DRAIN. FUEL PUMP WAS A NEW, PN AF-15473. REPLACED THAT FUEL PUMP WITH ANOTHER NEW FUEL PUMP, PN AF-15473. THIS SECOND NEW FUEL PUMP BEGAN LEAKING AFTER APPROXIMATELY 8 HOURS OF ENGINE OPERATION. REMOVED SECOND NEW PUMP AND INSTALLED A NEW PUMP.

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