# SDR AU990416021

- Type: Service difficulty report (as reported; unverified)
- Difficulty date: January 24, 1999
- Submitted: March 26, 2000
- Operation: General aviation
- Make and model: Braero HS7482B
- System (JASC): [2822 · Fuel Boost Pump](https://openairdocs.org/jasc/2822)
- Part: Seal
- Part number: 36B079EQN07A
- Condition: Leaking
- Location: Boost Pump
- Component: Intertechniq, 2060K
- Stage of operation: IN
- Nature of condition: K
- Precautionary procedure: K
- FAA source: FAA Service Difficulty Reporting System (https://sdrs.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/sdr/AU990416021

## Discrepancy

(AU) UPON INSTALLATION IN AIRCRAFT SEAL DRAIN BEGAN LEAKING.  UPON INVESTIGATION BY R&O SHOP LEAK HAD DISSAPPEARED.  THREE  SIMILAR INSTANCES HAVE LED TO CONCLUSION THAT EVEN IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THIS SEAL WILL DRY OUT.  SUBMITTER SUGGESTS THAT THESE PUMPS BE SOAKED IN FUEL BEFORE INSTALLATION.  PUMPS FOUND ON HS 748, FALCON 20, AND CL-215 AIRCRAFT.

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