Service difficulty report · Pump · Aerosp ATR42320

Difficulty date
April 20, 2015
Submitted
August 5, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Aerosp ATR42320
Aircraft time
34,215 hours
Engine
Pwa PW121
Propeller
Hamstd 14SF5
Part
Pump
Part number
C171R0010
Condition
Clogged
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) FOLLOWING AN ENG REPLACEMENT ON THIS AIRFRAME, THE NEWLY INSTALLED ENG FLAMED OUT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS DURING POST INSTALLATION MX GND RUN UP. THESE FLAME OUTS OCCURRED FOLLOWING TESTS AT HIGH POWER SETTINGS. THE AIRFRAME FUEL FEEDER TANK MAGNETIC INDICATOR ON THE ACFT MX PANEL HAD FLAGGED INDICATING THE TANK WAS NOT FILLING. THE JET PUMP WAS REMOVED FROM THE FEED TANK & SEALANT DEBRIS WAS FOUND PARTIALLY BLOCKING THE JET PUMP ORIFICE. THE SEALANT DEBRIS WAS REMOVED, JET PUMP REINSTALLED & THE SYS WAS TESTED & FOUND TO OPERATE NORMALLY.

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