- Difficulty date
- May 21, 2003
- Submitted
- May 27, 2003
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N971AE
- Make and model
- Aerosp AS355*
- Aircraft serial
- 3230
- Aircraft time
- 1,738 hours
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1B2
- Engine time
- 1,530 hours
- Part
- Valve
- Part number
- 0292858180
- Part serial
- 407B
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Fuel Pump
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.
What was found
FUEL PUMP METERING VALVE IS LEAKING FROM SEAL DRAIN.