Service difficulty report · Pump · Diamon DA40

Difficulty date
December 27, 2023
Submitted
December 27, 2023
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N304AF
Make and model
Diamon DA40
Aircraft serial
401050
Aircraft time
2,207 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360M1A
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YR1
Part
Pump
Part number
5100009CJ
Part serial
00091
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Zone 100
Part time
12 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

5100-00-9CJ (NEW) FAILED AFTER 12 HOURS (TACH TIME). THE AUX FUEL PUMP IS REQUIRED DURING ENGINE START, TAKE-OFF, AND LANDING ONLY. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED DURING ENGINE START, WITH BATTERY ON AND FUEL PUMP SWITCH ACTIVATED; THE 5-AMP C/B POPS AFTER APPROX. 5 SECONDS. THE FUEL PUMP DOES NOT ROTATE, AND NO FUEL PRESSURE IS INDICATED. THIS IS THE THIRD FUEL PUMP WITH THE SAME PART NUMBER THAT HAS FAILED IN THIS MANNER IN RECENT MONTHS. THIS (NEW) PUMP WAS PURCHASED TO REPLACE AN (OVERHAULED) PUMP THAT FAILED FOR THE SAME REASON. THE OLD PUMP WAS REPLACED IN MAY OF 2023 WITH THE SAME PART NUMBER (OVERHAULED) FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THAT PUMP REPLACED A PUMP INSTALLED IN FEB OF 2022 FOR THE SAME FAILURE. TROUBLE SHOOTING OF THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT INDICATE A FAULT WITH THE CONTROL OR POWER CIRCUITS THAT CONTROL THIS AUXILIARY PUMP.

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