What was found
AFTER 3.7 HRS OF INSTALLING AN O/H HIGH ALTITUDE BOOST PUMP, IT FAILED ON ENGINE START UP. THE PUMP WAS REMOVED WITH NO FUTHER INCIDIENT.
- Difficulty date
- July 21, 2011
- Submitted
- September 9, 2011
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft time
- 5,349 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2BD
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2A
- System (JASC)
- 2822 · Fuel Boost Pump
- Part
- Pump
- Part number
- 2B663
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Fuel Boost
- Stage of operation
- TX
- 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.