Service difficulty report · Engine · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
April 26, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft time
3,374 hours
Engine
Cont IO240B
Part
Engine
Condition
Failed
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENGINE QUIT ON APPROACH, ONCE LANDED THE PILOT RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND TAXIED TO THE PARKING AREA. THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED AND IT SEEMS TO BE FUEL PRESSURE THAT WAS THE CAUSE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE. RIGGING AND MULTIPLE TESTS WERE CONDUCTED AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT RE-APPEAR.

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