Service difficulty report · Pump · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
September 24, 2006
Submitted
December 4, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Engine
Cont IO240B
Propeller
Snsnch W69EK63
Part
Pump
Part number
64936849A1
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Engine
Part time
88 hours
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) AIRCRAFT ENGINE FAILED IMMEDIATELY AFTER SPIN RECOVERY. INSTRUCTOR CONFIRMED FUEL PUMP ON AND MIXTURE FULL RICH. INSTRUCTOR ESTABLISHED BEST GLIDE ATTITUDE AND RESTARTED ENGINE IAW AFM (ENGAGING STARTER). UPON LANDING AND TAXI, INSTRUCTOR KEPT POWER ABOVE 1000 RPM, SO THERE IS NO FURTHER INFO ON LOW POWER BEHAVIOR DURING THIS FLIGHT. IMMEDIATELY PUT TEST GAUGES ON, AND RAN UP AIRCRAFT. UNMETERED PRESSURE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1.6 PSI LOW AND METERED PRESSURE WAS APPROX 2 PSI LOW. IDLE MIXTURE RISE OF 10 TO 20 RPM. IT IS WORTH NOTING THAT I FELT THE ENGINE DID NOT (SOUND) AS IF IT WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. WE HAVE CURRENTLY REMOVED ALL FUEL SCREENS, INSPECTED AND CLEANED. MODERATE CONTAMINATION FOUND

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