Service difficulty report · Pump · Cessna 172S

Difficulty date
July 27, 2015
Submitted
July 27, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N521ND
Make and model
Cessna 172S
Aircraft serial
172S10975
Aircraft time
5,110 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
2,444 hours
Part
Pump
Part number
62B26931
Part serial
RC51140751338
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine Fuel
Part time
54 hours
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

ON PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION, PILOT NOTED FUEL DRIPPING FROM FUEL PUMP DRAIN. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION FROM MAINTENANCE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP CASE DRAIN WAS THE SOURCE OF THE LEAK. PUMP WAS REPLACED SYS WAS RUN UP AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.

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