Yet another fuel pump failure on 2003 DA 40
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Yet another fuel pump failure on 2003 DA 40
Logging another duke failure for posterity, a rebuilt Duke, after purchasing the plane two years, about 200 hours ago. The previous owner supposedly had it rebuilt; taking advice on the board I have purchased a Weldon pump.
The previous duke never really sounded very good to me, either a lack of rubber mounting or its construction made it always sound like marbles in a can, a 1960s house door buzzer or something similar to that.
I hope to get it installed this week and will reply back on how it sounds.
The previous duke never really sounded very good to me, either a lack of rubber mounting or its construction made it always sound like marbles in a can, a 1960s house door buzzer or something similar to that.
I hope to get it installed this week and will reply back on how it sounds.
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Re: Yet another fuel pump failure on 2003 DA 40
I just bought a Weldon as spare to be prepared. I am on my second Duke, this one has lasted for 700 hrs though.
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Re: Yet another fuel pump failure on 2003 DA 40
That's a feature of the Weldon pump. If you buy one and keep it in the plane's luggage area, it will keep the Duke alive for a lot longer.
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Re: Yet another fuel pump failure on 2003 DA 40
Ha, good idea.Colin wrote:That's a feature of the Weldon pump. If you buy one and keep it in the plane's luggage area, it will keep the Duke alive for a lot longer.
The Weldon pump is installed, no issues. The pump sounds MUCH different, not at all like to Duke. No ball bearings in a coffee can sound anymore. An order of magnitude lower amount of noise. Not really a noise but a nice hum. I could hear the Duke pump all the time, after starting with the canopy open or in flight. Now I can't hear it at all. The only way to know the Weldon is on now is to turn off the engine.
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Re: Yet another fuel pump failure on 2003 DA 40
I bought a DA-40 last year and the fuel pump was replaced as part of my pre-buy. I have the S/N and P/N for the new pump. How do I find out which brand it was from these numbers? Thanks.
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Re: Yet another fuel pump failure on 2003 DA 40
Weldon part number is 18002, Duke part number is 5100-00-xx.wjunius wrote:I bought a DA-40 last year and the fuel pump was replaced as part of my pre-buy. I have the S/N and P/N for the new pump. How do I find out which brand it was from these numbers? Thanks.
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Re: Yet another fuel pump failure on 2003 DA 40
Weldon pump still going strong (several "Duke pump intervals" later).
I have the rebuilt Duke sitting in a box - don't think I will ever use it.
I have the rebuilt Duke sitting in a box - don't think I will ever use it.
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Re: Yet another fuel pump failure on 2003 DA 40
My OE Dukes pump (knock-on-wood) is still working at 15.5 years and about 770 hours. Perhaps that is due to the fact that I have a new Weldon part sitting in the hangar. Perhaps due to my sparing use of the electric pump (takeoff and landing only, not for switching tanks). Just one datapoint...
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Re: Yet another fuel pump failure on 2003 DA 40
I noticed there are 2 part numbers for the Weldon. 18002-B and also 18002-BB. Anybody know what is the difference between the two?
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Re: Yet another fuel pump failure on 2003 DA 40
Steven:Ultrapilot1 wrote:I noticed there are 2 part numbers for the Weldon. 18002-B and also 18002-BB. Anybody know what is the difference between the two?
There is no P/N 18002-BB listed on the manufacturer's website. The 18002-B is the correct part for the DA40:
https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/923a4a_a ... 608d7f.pdf
They do manufacture a P/N 18002-B8 for certain Cessna models:
https://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/923a4a_1 ... bf2b9e.pdf
We are lucky - that part costs 50% more than our pump...
Steve