Service difficulty report · Pump · Beech C90

Difficulty date
October 12, 2016
Submitted
October 15, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N4447W
Make and model
Beech C90
Aircraft serial
LJ627
Aircraft time
7,435 hours, 7,401 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
1D212
Part serial
8BF74
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rt Engine
Part time
334 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ENROUTE FROM APN TO MKG, DURING CRUISE AT 8,000 FT APPROXIMATELY 20 MINUTES FROM MKG, FUEL SYSTEM AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHED TO CROSSFEED TO SUPPLY FUEL TO RT ENGINE, INDICATING THAT THE RT ENGINE HAD A FUEL PRESSURE DROP. THIS IS NORMAL SEQUENCE OF EVENTS FOR AIRCRAFT FUEL SYSTEM. PILOT CONTACTED CONTROLLER DECLARED EMERGENCY AND DIVERTED TO CLOSEST AIRPORT, FFX, FOR LANDING DUE TO DUE TO LOSING ACCESS TO HALF OF THE REMAINING FUEL ONBOARD AIRCRAFT. SAFELY LANDED AND SECURED AIRCRAFT. OPS CHECK OF RIGHT BOOST PUMP SHOWED INOPERATIVE.

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