Service difficulty report · Pump · Cessna 402B

Difficulty date
July 4, 2000
Submitted
August 4, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 402B
Aircraft time
7,467 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520EB
Propeller
Mcauly 3AF32C87
Part
Pump
Part number
476411
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fuel Pump
Part time
19 hours
Component
Fuel Pump
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) BURNING ODOR WAS NOTICED FROM LT WING TIP AND LT LANDING LIGHT. CIRCUIT BREAKER TRIPPED. (TIP TRANSFER PUMP RECEIVES POWER FROM THIS BREAKER AND PUMP IS RUNNING WHENEVER MASTER SWITCH IS ON). PUMP WAS REMOVED AND APPROXIMATELY 1/2 OF THE PUMP BODY WAS FOUND DISCOLORED BY HEAT. (PROBLEM NOTICED ON WALKAROUND). SUBMITTER STATED THESE PUMPS FAIL ON A REGULAR BASIS (LT PUMP RECENTLY CHANGED WITH 90 HOURS SINCE NEW), HOWEVER, THIS IS THE FIRST ONE FOUND HEAT DISCOLORED. NORMAL FAILURE MODE IS FOR THE PUMP TO SLOWLY STOP RUNNING. NOTE: IN THIS INSTALLATION THE PUMP IS USED TO PUMP FUEL INTERNALLY IN THE TANK TO THE AREA OF THE FUEL OUTLET.

More about the Cessna 402B