Service difficulty report · Pump · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
June 18, 2010
Submitted
January 4, 2011
Operation
Air carrier
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft time
3,565 hours
Engine
Cont IO240B
Part
Pump
Part number
5367001
Condition
Noisy
Location
Fuel Boost
Part time
798 hours
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

WHEN TROUBLESHOOTING A SNAG FOR A ROUGH ENGINE, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE AIRFRAME ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP DURING LOW RPM WOULD CAUSE THE SYSTEM TO DROP A HALF TO A POUND OF FUEL PRESSURE WHEN IT WAS SWITCHED OFF. THIS WOULD CREATE ISSUES WITH THE FUEL SET UP FOR THE DIAMOND. THE PUMP IS ALSO VERY NOISY WHEN RUNNING. THE COMPANY HAS HAD AT LEAST TWO OTHER OCCURRENCES IN THE LAST YEAR THAT ARE SIMILAR TO THIS.

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