SDR 95ZZZX5209

Service difficulty report · Transfer Pump · Cessna 401A

Difficulty date
September 15, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N401WD
Make and model
Cessna 401A
Aircraft serial
401A0011
Part
Transfer Pump
Part number
414000153
Condition
Leaking
Location
Rt Otbd Nac
Part time
226 hours
Component
Dukes
Stage of operation
TX
Nature of condition
A, K
Precautionary procedure
E, O

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT LANDED AND DURING TAXI OUT, PILOT NOTICED GLOW NEAR RT NACELLE AREA. TOWER REPORTED SUSPECT FIRE. PILOT SHUT DOWN, EXITED AIRCRAFT. FIRE WAS EXTERNAL UNDER WING. FIRE EXTINGUISHED ON ITS OWN. NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT FOUND ON FOLLOW-UP INSPECTION. DUKES PUMP DRAIN LINE IN INTERMEDIATE AREA, PUMP LEAKING FROM DRAIN LINE. EXHAUST IGNITED FUEL ON WING. PUMP WAS CHANGED AT THIS TIME.

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