Service difficulty report · Drive Assy · Emb EMB110P1

Difficulty date
October 5, 2005
Submitted
November 1, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Emb EMB110P1
Aircraft time
21,564 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A34
Part
Drive Assy
Part number
02532310103
Condition
Sheared
Location
Edp
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

IN CRUISE FLT AT 7000 FEET, NR 1 ENGINE LOST POWER. FLT CREW SECURED NR 1 ENGINE IAW APPLICABLE FLT MANUAL PROCEDURES AND LANDED A/C AT NEAREST AIRPORT. UPON INVESTIGATION, MX FOUND THAT CAUSE OF ENG FAILURE WAS DUE TO ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP. WHEN FUEL PUMP WAS REMOVED IT WAS FOUND THAT SPLINES HAD SHEARED OFF OF DRIVE AS A RESULT OF INTERNAL PUMP FAILURE. THE ACCESSORY DRIVE SECTION, ON THE ENGINE, WAS INSPECTED AND FOUND TO BE DEFECT FREE. THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP ALONG WITH THE FUEL CONTROL UNIT WERE BOTH REPLACED AND THE ENGINE WAS GROUND RUN WHERE ALL PARAMETERS WERE FOUND TO BE NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. THE FUEL PUMP HAS BEEN SENT OUT FOR TEAR DOWN AND A STRIP REPORT.

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