What was found
BRG GREASE WAS WASHED OUT DUE TO FUEL PUMP SEAL FAILURE. BLUE DYE WAS FOUND IN THE DRAIN BETWEEN THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL CONTROL UNIT.
- Difficulty date
- October 5, 2010
- Submitted
- October 5, 2010
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N497KQ
- Make and model
- Quest KODIAK100
- Aircraft serial
- 1000038
- Aircraft time
- 20 hours
- Engine
- Pwa PT6A34
- Engine time
- 20 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7321 · Fuel Control/Turbine Engines
- Part
- Fcu
- Part number
- 307191501
- Part serial
- E20048
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 20 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.