Service difficulty report · Fitting

Difficulty date
March 15, 2011
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Engine
Lyc IO360B1B
Part
Fitting
Part number
72377
Condition
Restricted
Location
Fuel Pump
Component
Fuel Pump · Textron
Component part number
LW15473
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
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

(CAN) ENGINE WAS RECEIVED FRESH FROM OVERHAUL FACILITY WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP & FITTINGS. POST INSTALL GND RUNS WERE UNABLE TO ACHIEVE TAKEOFF POWER. AFTER 2300 RPM FURTHER POWER LEVER ADVANCEMENT RESULTED IN LOSS OF RPM & INCREASE IN MANIFOLD PRESS, INDICATING FUEL STARVATION. UPON INSPECTION WE FOUND THAT THE INLET FITTING TO THE FUEL PUMP WAS RESTRICTED, JUST A PIN HOLE, EITHER THE PART WAS NOT MANUFACTURED PROPERLY, NOT FULLY DRILLED THROUGH, OR IT IS AN UNAPPROVED PART FOR USE AS A RESTRICTED FITTING. IN EITHER CASE IT DOES NOT BELONG ON THE ENG. WE REPLACED THE FITTING WITH THE CORRECT PART & ALL WAS WELL.