What was found
(AUS) RIGHT FUEL BOOST PUMP BLADE RETAINING RING BROKEN. PUMP HAD ONLY JUST BEEN FITTED FOLLOWING OVERHAUL AND HAD ONLY OPERATED FOR APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES.
- Difficulty date
- February 11, 2000
- Submitted
- June 23, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2BD
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2
- System (JASC)
- 2822 · Fuel Boost Pump
- Part
- Pump
- Part number
- 421135
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Fuel Boost Pump
- Component
- Fuel Boost Pump · Weldon · 421135
- Stage of operation
- LD
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- J
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.