Service difficulty report · Pump · Diamon DA40

Difficulty date
July 28, 2015
Submitted
July 29, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N289DS
Make and model
Diamon DA40
Aircraft serial
40289
Aircraft time
10,360 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360M1A
Engine time
1,980 hours
Part
Pump
Part number
62B26931
Part serial
RC3914023493
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine Fuel
Part time
81 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP FAILED AFTER 80.9 HOURS, TOTAL TIME AND 6 WEEKS. THE PILOT NOTED THAT THE ENGINE RAN ROUGH DURING TAXI FOR DEPARTURE BUT CLEARED UP PRIOR TO RUN-UP. AFTER THE FLIGHT THE PUMP WAS TESTED BY PRESSURIZING THE SYSTEM WITH THE BOOST PUMP AND SHOWED SIGNS OF INTERNAL LEAKAGE. THE DIAPHRAGM FAILED ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK OUT THE DRAIN. ALTHOUGH THIS PUMP IS IDENTIFIED AS HAVING COMPLIED WITH SB 615, IT HAD THE SAME FAILURE MODE AS PUMPS AFFECTED BY THIS SB.

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