Service difficulty report · Pump · Beech 200BEECH

Difficulty date
June 25, 2021
Submitted
July 1, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N6728H
Make and model
Beech 200BEECH
Aircraft serial
BB1193
Aircraft time
16,348 hours, 13,645 cycles
Engine
Pwa PT6A42
Engine time
15,635 hours, 14,484 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
913800035
Part serial
B4452019
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

WHILE ON THE LOADED LEG OF A MEDEVC WITH PILOT, MEDICAL CREW, PATIENT AND FAMILY ESCORT ON BOARD. DURING THE FINAL APPROACH SEGMENT WITH FLAPS SET TO APPROACH, LANDING GEAR RETRACTED, AND VERY SHORTLY AFTER AN ENGINE POWER REDUCTION, AN ODOR OF RAW FUEL WAS DETECTED IN THE CABIN. THE ODOR WENT AWAY WITHIN A MINUTE AND A SUCCESSFUL LANDING WAS COMPLETED WITHIN A 3 MINUTES OF THE OCCURENCE. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND FUEL PUMP LEAK. REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND FUEL LINE TO ENGINE DRIVEN PUMP. OPS AND LEAK CHECK SATISFACTORY.