Service difficulty report · Pump · Diamon DA20C1

Difficulty date
February 15, 2016
Submitted
April 22, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Diamon DA20C1
Aircraft time
8,373 hours
Engine
Cont IO240B
Part
Pump
Part number
6533513A5
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine Fuel
Stage of operation
NR
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.

What was found

(CAN) DURING A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE SNAG IT WAS FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP WAS LEAKING FROM THE LOWER FLANGE BELOW THE STOP FOR THE FUEL MIXTURE CONTROL. THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THERE HAVE BEEN 3 SIMILAR INCIDENTS IN THE LAST 2 DAYS OF PUMPS LEAKING. IT MAY BE RELATED TO EXTREME COLD TEMPERATURES BEING EXPERIENCED.

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