Service difficulty report · Pump · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
October 14, 2005
Submitted
October 19, 2005
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N78GA
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
318352030
Aircraft time
7,747 hours
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Engine time
139 hours
Part
Pump
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Fuel Boost
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

IN FLIGHT RT ENG SHUTDOWN. PILOT ATTEMPT AIR RESTART, UNABLE TO AIR START, SECURED ENG, LANDED, 1 ENG OPERATING. OBSERVED FUEL STREAMING OFF OF RT WING, OBSERVED FUEL IND (QTY) DROPPING FASTER THAN LT IND, R ENG SPUTTERED, SHUTDOWN. NO EVIDENCE OF FUEL LEAKAGE, RESIDUE. MAINT INSP RT ENG, FUEL SYS OPS NML. PERFORMED NML GROUND START OF RT ENG AND OPS RUN UP, ENG RUN UP NML. SUMPED RT OB FUEL TANK LESS THAN 1 GAL FUEL REMAINING. R IB EST .1250 REMAINING, L IB EST .3750 REMAINING, L OB FULL JUST BELOW FILLER. FUEL SYS FILTERS FREE OF CONT. L FUEL LOW BOOST PUMP INOP MEL EXISTED AT TIME OF INCIDENT 28-1C (M) PROCEDURE. NO NONROUTINE MAINT PERFORMED. AC RELEASED FOR TEST FLIGHT, SYS CK NORMAL.

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