What was found
ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP PLUNGER RETAINING METAL WASHER AND PLASTIC WASHER BROKE OFF AND WAS FOUND IN THE OIL SCREEN AND OIL SUMP. BOTH PIECES WERE FOUND CRACKED IN HALF.
- Difficulty date
- June 29, 2016
- Submitted
- June 29, 2016
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N654ND
- Make and model
- Cessna 172S
- Aircraft serial
- 172S11470
- Aircraft time
- 1,559 hours
- Engine
- Lyc IO360L2A
- Engine time
- 1,559 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7314 · Engine Fuel Pump
- Part
- Washer
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Fuel Pump
- Part time
- 1,559 hours
- Component
- Fuel Pump · Lyc
- Component part number
- 62B26931
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.