Service difficulty report · Pump · Cirrus SR20

Difficulty date
August 30, 2016
Submitted
September 6, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N580PU
Make and model
Cirrus SR20
Aircraft serial
2039
Aircraft time
2,799 hours
Engine
Cont IO360ES
Engine time
593 hours
Propeller
Hartzl BHCJ2YF2
Part
Pump
Part number
R64936874A4
Part serial
B15JA240R
Condition
Low Pressure
Location
Engine
Part time
364 hours
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
X
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

DURING A MAINTENANCE CHECK FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT LOST ENGINE POWER APPROXIMATELY 2-3 MILES FROM AIRPORT ON APPROACH. ACFT WAS ABLE TO LAND UNEVENTFULLY ON ANOTHER RUNWAY AT THE SAME AIRPORT. PILOT STATED HE WAS APPROACHING AIRPORT FROM WEST AND WAS DIRECTED TO ENTER RT DOWNWIND TO RWY 23. ENGINE SHUTTERED, VIBRATED AND WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO INCREASE POWER HE DISCOVERED THE ENGINE HAD LOST POWER. SWITCHING TANKS AND TURNING BOOST PUMP ON AND OFF HAD NO EFFECT. PILOT REQUESTED RWY 10 AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RUN THE ENGINE ON THE GROUND, IT SEEMED TO HAVE A FUEL STARVATION PROBLEM EVEN AT IDLE SPEEDS. DISCOVERED THE ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP PRESSURES HAD DROPPED OUT OF TOLERANCES. FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED PUMP AND THE PROBLEM PUMP RETURNED TO MFG AS A CORE.

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