Service difficulty report · Pump · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
August 21, 2003
Submitted
August 27, 2003
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N684JJ
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317952194
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2BD
Part
Pump
Part number
RG9080J4A
Part serial
D2144
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED ROUGH RUNNING RT ENGINE IN FLIGHT WITH HIGH PRESSURE BOOST PUMP SELECTED ON. PILOT STATED (WITH BOOST PUMP ON ENGINE WANTED TO QUITE RUNNING. WHEN PUMP OFF ENGINE RAN NORMALLY. TROUBLESHOT FOUND THAT WITH DECK REFERENCE LINE REMOVED FROM PUMP AND BOOST PUMP ON FUEL STREAMED FROM PUMP AT DECK REFERENCE FITTING. PART OF AD 91-08-07 ADDRESSED THIS PROBLEM. RECOMMEND A LEAK CHECK ON THESE PUMPS AT 100 HOUR INSPECTION.

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