Service difficulty report · Pump · Piper PA31325

Difficulty date
July 11, 2014
Submitted
August 5, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4116K
Make and model
Piper PA31325
Aircraft serial
318312019
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2B
Part
Pump
Part number
200F5002
Part serial
NIN007FP
Condition
Damaged
Location
Fuel System
Part time
776 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FUEL FLOW WAS ERRATIC. SLIGHT FUEL LEAK FROM PUMP DRAINS. FOUND DEBRIS IN SERVO SCREENS. TEAR DOWN REPORT SHOWED DRIVE COUPLINGS PITTED, BLADES AND LINERS SCORED, ROTORS WORN. DEBRIS IN SERVO FILTER APPEARED TO BE PIECES OF THE LINER. REPLACED BOTH PUMPS. NOTE: THE SAME PN ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMPS WERE INSTALLED NEW BY MFG AT ENGINE O/H. THE RT PUMP GOT REPLACED AFTER 372 HRS AND THE LT WAS REPLACED AFTER 389.7 HRS. THE PUMPS REMOVED AT THIS TIME WERE NEW AT INSTALL AND HAD 776.3/ 794 HOURS RESPECTIVELY. ENGINE SN: L-RL253661A, R-RL428861A.

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