What was found
ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP LINE CRACKED AT PUMP WALL RESULTING IN FUEL DRIPPING INTO LOWER COWL AREA. CRACK IS AT BEND IN LINE WHERE IT MEETS PUMP. APPEARS LINE WAS BENT TO FACILITATE ROUTING. INSTALLED NEW PUMP.
- Difficulty date
- September 5, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N545SS
- Make and model
- Diamon DA20A1
- Aircraft serial
- 10118
- Engine
- Rotax ROTAX912
- System (JASC)
- 7314 · Engine Fuel Pump
- Part
- Pump
- Part number
- 996592
- Condition
- Line Cracked
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 299 hours
- Component
- Rotax
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.