Service difficulty report · Filter · Dhav DHC6*

Difficulty date
May 9, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC6*
Aircraft time
9 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A34
Part
Filter
Part number
A3210
Condition
Shorted
Location
Fuel Pump
Part time
141 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT, THE NR 1 FORWARD BOOST PUMP FAILED, AND THE PILOT NOTIFIED MAINTENANCE, ABOUT THIS FAULT. IT WAS FOUND THE NR 1 FWD BOOST PUMP NOISE FILTER PN A.3210 HAD SHORTED OUT AND NR 2 PUMP NOISE FILTER CONNECTION WAS ABOUT TO FAIL. THIS ACFT HAD ACUMINATED, TAT: 141.2 HRS SINCE NEW AND HAD RECENTLY BEEN RECONFIGURE TO OPERATE ON WIPAIRE AMPH FLOATS, AND HAD FLOWN ONLY 10 HRS SALTWATER. THE FAILED UNITS WERE REPLACED AND CORROSION PREVENTIVE MEASURE WERE TAKEN, AND THE ACFT WAS THEN RETURNED TO SERVICE. THERE WAS AN MRO FINDING GENERATED AND GIVEN TO MFG TECH SUPPORT FOR THEIR INVESTIGATION.