SDR 96ZZZX4720

Service difficulty report · Pump

Difficulty date
August 30, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Part
Pump
Part number
441CC7
Condition
Shaft Seized
Location
Pneu System
Component
Airborne
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
W
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DRIVE SHAFT IS SEIZED SOLID. UNDERSTAND THIS MAY OR MAY NOT BE NORMAL. SOME AIRBORNE REPS SAY IT IS OK. HOWEVER, MOST NEW PUMPS TURN FREELY. TECHNICIANS HAVE NO WAY TO IDENTIFY A GOOD/BAD NEW PUMP UNLESS TORQUE CRITERIA SUPPLIED. ALL APPEARANCES INDICATE SEIZED/UNAIRWORTHY UNIT.