Service difficulty report · Pump · Cessna 501

Difficulty date
January 28, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Cessna 501
Engine
Pwa JT15D1A
Part
Pump
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) A FUEL LEAK AT THE ECOLOGY TANK WAS NOTICED. A LEAK WAS ALSO OBSERVED COMING FROM THE INTERFACE BETWEEN THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL CONTROL UNIT. THE LEAK RATE WAS INCREASED BY INCREASING THE POWER DURING GROUND RUN TESTS. THE CUSTOMER WILL REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP.

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