Service difficulty report · Pump · Dhav DHC8103

Difficulty date
June 18, 2013
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Dhav DHC8103
Engine
Pwa PW123
Part
Pump
Condition
Warning Light
Location
Engine Fuel
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

(CAN) AFTER T/O, PILOT NOTICED NR 1 FUEL AUX PUMP ADVISORY LIGHT HAD REMAINED ON. ALSO NOTICED NR 1 FUEL TANK QUANTITY 200 LBS LOWER THAN NR 2. BOTH WERE ABOUT EVEN DURING TAXI. FUEL QUANTITY INDICATORS SELF TEST NORMAL. FUEL FLOW INDICATORS INDICATED EQUAL FLOW. THE F/A WALK THROUGH THE CABIN CHECKING FOR FUEL LEAKS. SHE INDICATED A FUEL ODOR. THE PILOT ELECTED TO SHUTDOWN NR 1 ENGINE. PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MFC WAS NOT SUSPECTED AT THE JUNE 16 EVENT BUT WAS REPLACED JUNE 25, AFTER AN AIR TURN BACK WHEN PILOT NOTICED NR 1 AUX FUEL PUMP LIGHT ON, FUEL VENTING FROM LEFT WING NACA VENT. MFG WILL INVESTIGATE TO ESTABLISH ROOT CAUSE AND SUPPLEMENT THE REPORT ONCE THE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE.