Service difficulty report · Pump · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
November 5, 2014
Submitted
November 6, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N971PA
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft serial
4496031
Aircraft time
7,021 hours
Engine
Lyc O360A1H6
Part
Pump
Part number
86255002
Condition
Seized
Location
Fuel Sys
Part time
7,021 hours
Stage of operation
TX
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

WHEN THE PILOTS WERE PERFORMING THEIR ENGINE START CHECKLIST PROCEDURES, THEY NOTED RT SIDE FUEL PRESSURE INDICATED 0 DESPITE RT ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP BEING SELECTED ON. PRELIMINARY INSPECTION BY A MAINTENANCE TECH CONFIRMED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THE PUMP MOTOR WAS MAKING NO NOISE. THE TECH GENTLY TAPPED THE PUMP WITH HIS FINGER AND THE PUMP BEGAN OPERATING. THE PUMP WAS REMOVED, AND WHEN THE BOTTOM CAP AND FILTER WERE REMOVED, A SMALL AMOUNT OF TINY FERROUS METAL SHAVINGS WERE NOTED. THERE WERE NO OTHER OBVIOUS DEFECTS WITH THE PUMP.

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