Service difficulty report · Pump · Cessna 414A

Difficulty date
July 15, 2015
Submitted
July 21, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4057C
Make and model
Cessna 414A
Aircraft serial
414A0848
Aircraft time
8,689 hours, 8,694 cycles
Engine
Cont TSIO520NB
Engine time
1,479 hours, 1,484 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl PHCC3YF2
Part
Pump
Part number
64621011A5
Part serial
S142201
Condition
Failed
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
1,479 hours, 1,484 cycles
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, E
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

DURING TAKEOFF ROLL THE RIGHT ENGINE WOULD NOT MAKE FULL POWER. THE PILOT CANCELLED THE TAKEOFF AND RETURNED TO THE SHOP. THE AIRCRAFT NEVER LEFT THE GROUND. MAINTENANCE WAS NOTIFIED AND TROUBLESHOOT THE ISSUE. MAINTENANCE FOUND THE RIGHT ENGINE WASTE GATE WAS LEAKING OIL OUT OF THE CASE AT THE SEAL, THIS WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE TURBOCHARGER TO NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. THE WASTE GATE WAS REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT. A GROUND RUN WAS PERFORMED AND A SECOND ISSUE WAS FOUND. THE ENGINE DRIVE FUEL PUMP WAS PUMPING ERRATIC AT HIGH POWER SETTINGS. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT. WE RIGGED THE FUEL PUMP TO THE ENGINE AND PERFORMED SEVERAL GROUND RUNS AT VARIOUS POWER SETTINGS. ALL SYSTEMS CHECKED GOOD ON THE GROUND. A FLIGHT CHECK WAS PERFORMED WITH A PILOT. THE ENGINE RAN AS DESIGNED IN FLIGHT. NO FURTHER ISSUES NOTED.

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