SDR 95ZZZX4527

Service difficulty report · Fitting · Beech F33A

Difficulty date
August 15, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N26UR
Make and model
Beech F33A
Aircraft serial
CE1274
Engine
Cont IO520BB
Part
Fitting
Part number
641502
Condition
Faulty
Location
Fuel Pump
Part time
1,321 hours
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

AFTER A NORMAL RUN-UP, ACFT LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF AT APPROX 300 FEET AGL. PILOT SWITCHED FUEL TANKS AND ADJUSTED MIXTURE CONTROL WITH NO RESULTS. A SAFE EMERGENCY LANDING WAS MADE ON THE DOWN-WIND RUNWAY. ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF AND ACFT TOWED TO MAINTENANCE HANGAR. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE MAIN FUEL LINE FROM ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP TO CONTROL ASSY HAD BACKED OFF AT FUEL PUMP SIDE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED THE THREADS ON THE 90-DEGREE ELBOW FITTING AT THE FUEL PUMP WERE SHARP AND SHOWED SIGNS OF WEAR. THE FITTING REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT. FUEL SYSTEM PRESSURE TESTED WITH NO LEAKS NOTED. ACFT REASSEMBLED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE.

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