Service difficulty report · Pump · Snias AS350B2

Difficulty date
April 26, 2012
Submitted
April 27, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N116LN
Make and model
Snias AS350B2
Aircraft serial
3660
Aircraft time
4,427 hours, 11,973 cycles
Engine
Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
Engine time
2,440 hours, 5,013 cycles
Part
Pump
Part number
P94B12209
Part serial
E94803
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Fuel Boost
Part time
213 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF, FOR A REPOSITION MISSION, PILOT OBSERVED THE ILLUMINATION OF THE FUEL PRESSURE CAUTION LIGHT WHILE IN LEVEL CRUISE FLIGHT. ALL OTHER INSTRUMENT INDICATIONS APPEARED NORMAL ALONG WITH ENGINE PERFORMANCE. PILOT ALERTED BOTH AIRCREW AND AIR COMM OF THE ABORTED FLIGHT AND REQUIREMENT TO RETURN BACK TO BASE. ACFT RETURNED SAFETY TO BASE WITHOUT ANY FURTHER INCIDENT. BASE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE NR 2 FUEL BOOST PUMP HAD FAILED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BOOST PUMP AND RETURNED THE ACFT TO SERVICE.