What was found
PILOT NOTICED LOW FUEL PRESSURE ON APPROACH. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, MAINTENANCE DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS FUEL LEAKING PAST THE RELIEF VALVE WHICH AT A LOW ENGINE RPM WOULD GIVE LOW FUEL PRESSURE.
- Difficulty date
- December 1, 2005
- Submitted
- June 6, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31
- Aircraft time
- 8,304 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540A2C
- System (JASC)
- 7314 · Engine Fuel Pump
- Part
- Pump
- Part number
- 200F5002
- Condition
- Low Pressure
- Location
- Rt Engine
- Part time
- 576 hours
- Component
- Fuel Pump · Conaer · 200F5002
- Stage of operation
- AP
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.