SDR 96ZZZX822

Service difficulty report · Vapor Separator · Beech F33A

Difficulty date
December 1, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Filed by
WTXR173J
West Star Aviation, LLC
Aircraft
N5587K
Make and model
Beech F33A
Aircraft serial
CE1392
Engine
Cont IO520BB
Part
Vapor Separator
Part number
634053
Condition
Fod Jammed Pump
Location
Fuel Pump
Part time
1,720 hours
Component
64621216
Stage of operation
CL
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CUSTOMER REPORTED ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP FAILED AT 600 FEET AGL AFTER T/O. PILOT ACTIVATED ELEC PUMP AND SAFELY LANDED AIRPLANE. PUMP SENT TO THIS FACILITY FOR DISASSEMBLY AND INSP. WHEN PUMP DISASSEMBLED, 2 SMALL FLAKES OF ALUM FOUND JAMMED IN VANES OF PUMP. THIS CAUSED PUMP TO SEIZE AND DRIVE COUPLING TO SHEAR. VAPOR SEPARATOR OF PUMP FND TO BE SOURCE OF ALUM. A SHARP MACHINED EDGE INSIDE HOUSING OF SEPARATOR HAD LOST MATERIAL INTO VANES OF PUMP. CASTING OF VAPOR SEPARATOR MAY HAVE BEEN POOR QUALITY THAT ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN. A POSSIBLE MEASURE TO PREVENT THIS SITUATION FROM OCCURRING WOULD BE TO ROUND THE SHARP EDGE IN VAPOR SEPARATOR DURING OVERHAUL.

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