What was found
THE PUMP ASSY WOULD NOT ALWAYS START WHEN THE SWITCH SELECTED TO ON. IF THE MOTOR WAS TAPPED WITH A SCREW DRIVER THE PUMP WOULD FUNCTION. FUEL BOOST PUMP REPLACED.
- Difficulty date
- May 11, 2010
- Submitted
- January 4, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Piper PA31
- Aircraft time
- 11,851 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540A2C
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2A
- System (JASC)
- 2822 · Fuel Boost Pump
- Part
- Pump
- Part number
- 421136
- Condition
- Malfunctioned
- Location
- Fuel Boost
- Stage of operation
- NR
- 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.