Service difficulty report · Pump · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
May 14, 2006
Submitted
June 6, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31
Aircraft time
8,304 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540A2C
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Pump
Part number
200F5002
Part serial
HDN030FP
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
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

DURING GROUND RUN, FUEL PRESSURE OUTPUT FROM THE LEFT ENGINE WAS BELOW NORMAL, AND WOULD FLUCTUATE AT LOWER IDLE SPEEDS. THE FUEL SERVO SCREEN WAS CHECKED DURING THE INSPECTION AND BITS OF METAL WERE FOUND. THE PUMP WAS REMOVED AND WHEN THE DRIVE SPLINE WAS ROTATED BY HAND A RESISTANCE TO ROTATION WAS FELT AT A CERTAIN POINT.

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