Service difficulty report · Pump · Aerosp AS355F1

Difficulty date
February 8, 2002
Submitted
March 4, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp AS355F1
Aircraft time
5,072 hours
Engine
Allsn 250C20F
Part
Pump
Part number
P94C16602
Condition
Making Metal
Location
Fuel Boost
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) NR 1 ENGINE FUEL BOOST PUMP WAS MAKING TOO MUCH NOISE AND VIBRATING AS COMPARED TO NR 2 FUEL BOOST PUMP. INSPECTED THE NR 1 ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP FILTER AND FOUND NON-FERROUS METAL IN THE FILTER. INSPECTED THE FUEL CONTROL FILTER FOR CONTAMINATION AND FOUND NON-FERROUS METAL. THE NR 1 FUEL BOOST PUMP PRESSURE WAS LOWER THAN THE NR 2 FUEL BOOST PUMP PRESSURE. REPLACED FUEL CONTROL, ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP AND NR 1 FUEL BOOST PUMP.

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