Service difficulty report · Pump · Robsin R44RAVENII

Difficulty date
December 2, 2007
Submitted
January 21, 2008
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Robsin R44RAVENII
Aircraft time
534 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540AE1A5
Part
Pump
Part number
LW15473
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel System
Part time
1,013 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN FOR AN HOUR AND THEN SHUTDOWN TO WAIT FOR CUSTOMERS. THE AC WAS RE-STARTED A HALF HOUR LATER AND THE PILOT TRIED TO LIFT OFF, WHEN THE ENGINE LOST PARTIAL POWER AND THE MANIFOLD PRESSURE ROSE ABNORMALLY. THE POWER SETTINGS CAME BACK TO NORMAL WHEN THE COLLECTIVE WAS LOWERED BUT WOULD DETERIORATE EVERY TIME THE COLLECTIVE WAS RAISED. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE, FUEL WAS SEEN FLOWING OUT OF THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP DRAIN. THE OAT WAS -30 CELCIUS AND THE ENGINE WAS PRE-HEATED. (TC NR 20071204006)