Narrative:

The engine driven fuel pump on a piper aztec was found to be leaking oil from the overflow tube after shutdown. The pilot also complained about low fuel pressure during flight. This led us to believe that the diaphragm was broken. We replaced the fuel pump with a new unit. During the installation the pump rod inside the engine slipped down below the fuel pump arm and wasn't noticed. The pump was incorrectly mounted and wasn't noticed as it was being torqued and safetied. The hangar doors are difficult to open and close so the aircraft wasn't test run at that time and the pilot was notified to come and run the engine. 4 days later the pilot test ran the engine to find no fuel pressure without the electric fuel pump and a large oil leak. The pump was removed, the rod and pump inspected and reinstalled. No further problems were encountered. As with all engine repairs, the engine should always be test run before releasing it for flight.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A PIPER PA23-250 WAS RELEASED FOR SVC IN NON COMPLIANCE WITH AN ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP INCORRECTLY INSTALLED. ENG NOT RUN AFTER INSTALLATION.

Narrative: THE ENG DRIVEN FUEL PUMP ON A PIPER AZTEC WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING OIL FROM THE OVERFLOW TUBE AFTER SHUTDOWN. THE PLT ALSO COMPLAINED ABOUT LOW FUEL PRESSURE DURING FLT. THIS LED US TO BELIEVE THAT THE DIAPHRAGM WAS BROKEN. WE REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP WITH A NEW UNIT. DURING THE INSTALLATION THE PUMP ROD INSIDE THE ENG SLIPPED DOWN BELOW THE FUEL PUMP ARM AND WASN'T NOTICED. THE PUMP WAS INCORRECTLY MOUNTED AND WASN'T NOTICED AS IT WAS BEING TORQUED AND SAFETIED. THE HANGAR DOORS ARE DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE SO THE ACFT WASN'T TEST RUN AT THAT TIME AND THE PLT WAS NOTIFIED TO COME AND RUN THE ENG. 4 DAYS LATER THE PLT TEST RAN THE ENG TO FIND NO FUEL PRESSURE WITHOUT THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP AND A LARGE OIL LEAK. THE PUMP WAS REMOVED, THE ROD AND PUMP INSPECTED AND REINSTALLED. NO FURTHER PROBS WERE ENCOUNTERED. AS WITH ALL ENG REPAIRS, THE ENG SHOULD ALWAYS BE TEST RUN BEFORE RELEASING IT FOR FLT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.