What was found
AFTER FUELING, PILOT NOTICED FUEL DRIPPING FROM GANG DRAIN BENEATH ENGINE. DISCOVERED FUEL WAS DRIPPING FROM ENGINE DRIVEN FUEL PUMP AT A RATE OF A DROP EVERY THREE SECONDS.
- Difficulty date
- July 31, 2013
- Submitted
- July 31, 2013
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Cessna 421C
- Aircraft serial
- 421C1055
- Aircraft time
- 3,926 hours
- Engine
- Cont GTSIO520N
- Engine time
- 698 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7314 · Engine Fuel Pump
- Part
- Pump
- Part number
- RR36090C
- Part serial
- B959
- Condition
- Leaking
- Location
- Lt Engine Fuel
- Part time
- 3,926 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.