SDR 97ZZZX499

Service difficulty report · Pump · Cessna A185F

Difficulty date: December 31, 1996
Submitted: March 26, 2000
Operation: General aviation
Aircraft: N9452N
Make and model: Cessna A185F
Aircraft serial: 18504359
System (JASC): 2822 · Fuel Boost Pump
Part: Pump
Part number: 41400015
Condition: Leaking
Location: Fuel Boost
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.

What was found

DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND FUEL STAIN/WEEPING ON AUX FUEL BOOST PUMP HEAD. UPON INVESTIGATION, FOUND HEAD TO BE WEEPING AT A CASTING SEAM ON HEAD, IN A VISABLE LINE ABOUT .25 INCH LONG. SUSPECT FLAW IN CASTING SEAM. REPLACED PUMP WITH ZERO TIME OVERHAUL.

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