Service difficulty report · Pump · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
October 6, 2015
Submitted
October 13, 2015
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N402BK
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
689
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Part
Pump
Part number
2B729
Part serial
2M13110AM151
Condition
Faulted
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

AFTER COMPLETION OF A PHASE INSPECTION, FOUND THE LT FUEL BOOST PUMP WAS NOT OPERATING. REPLACEMENT RECEIVED & INSTALLED, THE OUTPUT PRESS FAILED TO REGISTER ON THE FLIGHT DECK INDICATOR. CONTACTED THE VENDOR FOR A RMA & RECEIVED ANOTHER FUEL BOOST PUMP. AGAIN, ONCE INSTALLED IT FAILED TO PROVIDE PROPER PRESS, THOUGH THIS ONE DID INDICATE. WE HAD THEN REMOVED A SERVICEABLE FUEL BOOST PUMP FROM ANOTHER ACFT & AT THIS TIME ALL FUNCTIONAL & LEAK CHECKS WERE SATISFACTORY. THE SECOND PUMP RECEIVED & DID ARRIVE WITH THE TEARDOWN REPORT & WAS SENT IN FOR THE EXACT REASON IT FAILED ON INSTALL. THE 8130 SHOWED THAT THE UNIT WAS OVERHAULED. THE FIRST FAILED PUMP RECEIVED WAS SN 10AM151 & WAS OVERHAULED AS WAS THE SECOND PUMP SN 2M131.

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