Service difficulty report · Pump · Cessna 402C

Difficulty date
November 14, 2010
Submitted
November 16, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N781EA
Make and model
Cessna 402C
Aircraft serial
402C0310
Aircraft time
34,133 hours
Engine
Cont TSIO520VB
Engine time
58 hours
Part
Pump
Part number
64621019A2
Part serial
B10FA083
Condition
Faulty
Location
Zone 600
Part time
58 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

CREW REPORTED, AFTER LEVELING OFF IN CRUISE, RT ENGINE FUEL FLOW STARTED TO FLUCTUATE SLIGHTLY. AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS, FUEL FLOW FLUCTUATION INCREASED IN LARGER INCREMENTS, THEN WENT TO ZERO. AT THIS POINT THE ENGINE QUIT. AUXILIARY PUMP WAS TURNED ON HIGH AND ENGINE RESTARTED. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED AND CREW ELECTED TO RETURN TO STA. ON FINAL, AS POWER WAS REDUCED, ENGINE QUIT AGAIN. MX R & R ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP. ACFT RELEASED BACK TO SERVICE.

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