SDR AU960378

Service difficulty report · Pump · Cessna P206C

Difficulty date
March 24, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna P206C
Engine
Cont IO520A
Part
Pump
Condition
Faulty
Location
Eng,Fuel Dist Sy
Stage of operation
CR
Nature of condition
E, R
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(AUS) ENGINE LOST POWER - FOLLOWING FITMENT OF A NEW FUEL PUMP THE LOW POWER WAS STILL EVIDENT - ANOTHER FUEL PUMP WAS FITTED AND THE POWER LOSS RETURNED AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF OPERATION - A THIRD FUEL PUMP RECTIFIED THE POWER LOSS - INVESTIGATION OF THE FIRST REPLACEMENT PUMP WHICH WAS A NIL TSO ITEM WHICH HAD BEEN ON THE SHELF FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS REVEALED EVIDENCE OF INTERNAL CORROSION ON THE WORKING SURFACES - INVESTIGATION OF THE OTHER PUMP REVEALED DEBRIS IN THE VAPOUR RETURN

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