Service difficulty report · Pump · Dorner DO328300

Difficulty date
May 12, 2003
Submitted
May 21, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N328GT
Make and model
Dorner DO328300
Aircraft serial
3183
Engine
Pwa PW306B
Part
Pump
Part number
3029309001
Part serial
634553
Condition
Failed
Location
Nr 2 Eng Fuel
Part time
565 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

UPON INVESTIGATING A DUAL ENG, NO START. (FUEL CONTAMINATION PROBABLE CAUSE) PULLED ENGINE FUEL FILTERS AND FOUND NON METALLIC SHAVINGS IN THE RIGHT ENGINE FUEL FILTER. FOUND SHAVINGS TO BE COMING FROM FUEL PUMP ON HMV. FUEL PUMP HAD F.O.D. IN SIDE AT THE ENTRANCE OF THE IMPELLER. AFTER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, FOUND THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD AN IMPELLER WHERE THE FUEL LINE CAME INTO WAS GOEN. TECH ON SITE TOOK PICTURES. SENT FULE FILTER AND FUEL PUMP OFF RIGHT ENGINE TO BE ANALIZED.