Service difficulty report · Seal · Parten P68CTC

Difficulty date
December 7, 2013
Submitted
December 13, 2013
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N88N
Make and model
Parten P68CTC
Aircraft serial
35237TC
Aircraft time
6,813 hours
Engine
Lyc TO360C1A6
Engine time
486 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YK2
Part
Seal
Part number
RA6861
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel Pump
Part time
486 hours
Component
Pump · Hartzl · 201F5006
Component part number
62D26035
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
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

DURING FLIGHT, FUEL WAS FOUND LEAKING FROM ENGINE DRAIN. UPON FURTHER REVIEW IT WAS FOUND THAT FUEL WAS LEAKING THROUGH THE FUEL PUMP SEAL, WHEN ELECTRICAL FUEL PUMP WAS OPERATED ON THE GROUND THE SAME FUEL LEAK WAS DUPLICATED. SEAL WAS REPLACED. ACFT ENGINE AND FUEL PUMP WAS RETURNED BACK TO SERVICE.

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