Service difficulty report · Pump · Cirrus SR20

Difficulty date
November 4, 2015
Submitted
November 6, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N580PU
Make and model
Cirrus SR20
Aircraft serial
2039
Aircraft time
2,435 hours
Engine
Cont IO360ES
Engine time
229 hours
Propeller
Hartzl BHCJ2YF1
Part
Pump
Part number
64936874A4
Part serial
B14KA130R
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Engine Fuel
Part time
229 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED LOW FUEL FLOW ON CLIMB OUT IN THE RANGE OF 13.4 TO 13.6 GALLON PER HOUR. WE HAVE ESTABLISHED AN OPERATIONAL MINIMUM FUEL FLOW OF 16.0 GALLONS PER HOUR DUE TO OUR EXPERIENCE WITH THESE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP ANEROID FAILURES. WHEN THE ALTITUDE COMPENSATING ANEROID FAILS IN THE FUEL PUMP, THE FUEL FLOW WILL DROP FROM THE NORMAL 16.5 TO 17.5 GALLONS PER HOUR TO THE 12 TO 14 GALLONS PER HOUR RANGE. EXTENDED OPERATIONS WITH LOW FUEL FLOW CAN LEAD TO ENGINE DAMAGE BASED ON OUR OPERATING EXPERIENCE.

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