Service difficulty report · Valve · Piper PA32260

Difficulty date
February 17, 2014
Submitted
February 24, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N7122J
Make and model
Piper PA32260
Aircraft serial
327300032
Aircraft time
4,611 hours
Engine
Lyc O540E4B5
Engine time
4,611 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YK1
Part
Valve
Condition
Sticking
Location
Fuel Pump
Part time
4,611 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, Y, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WILL NOT PUMP FUEL. DISASSEMBLY OF PART INDICATES STUCK OR STICKING VALVE INTERNALLY WHICH WOULD NOT ALLOW FUEL FLOW THROUGH SYSTEM TO ENGINE RESULTING IN ENGINE SHUTDOWN IN FLIGHT. RECOMMEND REPLACE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP.

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