Service difficulty report · Pump · Raythn 400ARAYTHEON

Difficulty date
January 20, 2022
Submitted
February 21, 2022
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N418GJ
Make and model
Raythn 400ARAYTHEON
Aircraft serial
RK418
Aircraft time
10,400 hours, 8,727 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
1C715
Part serial
1BA6
Condition
None
Location
Zone 600
Part time
10,401 hours, 8,728 cycles
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
A, B

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE ONCE THE FUSELAGE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY THE CREW NOTICED A FUEL IMBALANCE DEVOLOPING IN THE WING TANKS. ATTEMTING TO CROSSFEED AND REBALANCE THE FUEL LOAD WAS UNSUCCESFUL. THE CREW DECLARED AND EMERGENCY AND SAFELY LANDED APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES SHORT OF INTENDED DESTINATION. GJAM CRS# 8GJR541D PERFORMED A VISUAL STRUCTUAL INSPECTION WITH NO FAULTS NOTED AND PERFORMED A SATIFACTORY OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE FUEL CROSS FEED SYSTEM. A FERRY PERMIT WAS ISSUED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SAFELY FLOWN BACK TO HOME BASE AT KLZU. AT THAT TIME THE RIGHT HAND BOOST PUMP WAS FOUND TO BE WEAK AND WAS REPLACED WITH AN OVERHAULED UNIT. WHILE ON THE GROUND THE CROSSFEED SYSTEM WAS FOUND TO HAVE AND INTERMITTENT ISSUE WHERE BOTH BOOST PUMPS WERE COMING ON AT THE SAME, INHIBITING FUEL CROSSFEED. THE PCB WHICH CONTROLS THIS SYSTEM WAS THEN REPLACED WITH A SERVICEABLE UNIT. POST MAINTENACE GROUND OPERATIONAL TESTS WERE ALL NORMAL. ALL SUBSEQUENT FLIGHT HAVE BEEN NORMAL.