SDR 97ZZZX1244

Service difficulty report · Pump · Cessna 310Q

Difficulty date
March 11, 1997
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7872Q
Make and model
Cessna 310Q
Aircraft serial
310Q0653
Engine
Cont IO470V
Part
Pump
Part number
6462123A1
Condition
Shaft Sheared
Location
Rt Eng Fuel
Part time
1,230 hours
Stage of operation
NR
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

RIGHT ENGINE FUEL PUMP FAILED DURING FLIGHT. BOOST PUMP WOULD NOT RUN AND ENGINE STOPPED, UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE. FOUND FUEL PUMP DRIVESHAFT SHEARED. FOUND BOOST PUMPS WOLD PRIME ENGINE AND ALLOW ENGINE TO RUN, BUT WOULD NOT RUN IN HIGH OR LOW BOOST PUMP POSITION. FOUND OIL PRESSURE SWITCHES IN NACELLE TO BE DIRTY AND NOT ALLOWING BOOST PUMP TO RUN. CLEAN AND ADJUST SWITCHES PER CESSNA 3100 MM, CHAPTER 11. NOTE: MEB 88-3 WAS C/W.

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