Service difficulty report · Pump · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
October 16, 2015
Submitted
February 23, 2016
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N3BT
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317752172
Aircraft time
20,640 hours, 26,026 cycles
Engine
Lyc LTIO540J2B
Part
Pump
Part number
RG9080J6AM
Part serial
D200
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Rt Engine Fuel
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

THE ENG OVERHAUL SHOP PERFORMED A COMPLETE TEAR DOWN & EVALUATION OF THE ENG DUE TO METAL IN THE OIL FILTER. TEAR DOWN REPORT SHOWED NO VISIBLE CAUSE FOR THE METAL IN THE FILTER. ALL INTERNAL COMPONENTS WERE SATISFACTORY. REASSEMBLED ENG. DURING TEST CELL RUN FOUND THE ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP HAD LOW OUTPUT PRESS. REPLACED THE ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP & THE ENG RUNS WERE SATISFACTORY. THE ENG OIL FILTERS WERE INSPECTED NO METAL WAS PRESENT.

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