Service difficulty report · Pump · Robsin R44RAVENII

Difficulty date
December 21, 2008
Submitted
March 5, 2009
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Robsin R44RAVENII
Aircraft time
677 hours
Engine
Lyc IO540AE1A5
Part
Pump
Part number
118287
Condition
Noisy
Location
Aux Fuel
Part time
588 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
9
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 SHUT DOWN A ROUGH SOUNDING NOISE SEEMED TO BE COMING FROM THE AUX FUEL PUMP. MAINTENANCE INVESTIGATED THE INCIDENT AND PUMP WAS REPLACED. NO FURTHER ISSUES WERE NOTED.