Service difficulty report · Pump · Piper PA32R301T

Difficulty date
January 14, 2017
Submitted
March 25, 2017
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N227FW
Make and model
Piper PA32R301T
Aircraft serial
3257053
Aircraft time
1,925 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540AH1A
Engine time
996 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCI3YR2
Part
Pump
Part number
200F5002
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fuel
Part time
228 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
R, P
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

PRE-FLIGHT RUN-UP DISCOVERED LACK OF TAKE OFF POWER AND ENGINE VIBRATION. THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT WAS ABORTED AND THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE HANGER. THE ENGINE WAS TROUBLESHOT AND THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP WAS DISCOVERED TO HAVE MULTIPLE DEFECTS IN ITS LOWER DIAPHRAGM. THIS DEFECT ALLOWED FUEL TO ENTER THE INTAKE SYSTEM WITH THE MIXTURE IN CUT-OFF AND THE THROTTLE RETARDED WITH THE AIRFRAME ELECTRIC PUMP RUNNING. THE PUMP HAD 228 HOURS SINCE INSTALLATION AND NO ABNORMAL OPERATING PRACTICES WERE NOTED.

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