What happened
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(-23) On April 30, 2004, just after departing gig harbor airport (tiw), at 1,100 feet approximately 12:50PM PST while over channel between gig harbor and Vashon island, WA. Engine abruptly quit producing power, propeller continued to "windmill", but no thrust. Repeated attempts to restart failed, approximately two minutes of restarting engine started and regained full power. Continued to climb, at about 2,200 ft (MSL) over was orchards engine again quit. Attempts to restart while circling without power over wax orchard. Landed at wax orchard without power. Once on ground again attempted to restart, but only resulted in sputtering or near start. Maintenance people and diamond tech representative were dispatched several days later. Was determined at that time that throttle body/metering unit should be replaced. Replaced and aircraft test flown and returned to Boeing field. Galvin maintenance people have filed a m-d report. Log book records and work orders of repair on have been retrieved.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) ON APRIL 30, 2004, JUST AFTER DEPARTING GIG HARBOR AIRPORT (TIW), AT 1,100 FEET APPROXIMATELY 12:50PM PST WHILE OVER CHANNEL BETWEEN GIG HARBOR AND VASHON ISLAND, WA. ENGINE ABRUPTLY QUIT PRODUCING POWER, PROPELLER CONTINUED TO "WINDMILL", BUT NO THRUST. REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO RESTART FAILED, APPROXIMATELY TWO MINUTES OF RESTARTING ENGINE STARTED AND REGAINED FULL POWER. CONTINUED TO CLIMB, AT ABOUT 2,200 FT (MSL) OVER WAS ORCHARDS ENGINE AGAIN QUIT. ATTEMPTS TO RESTART WHILE CIRCLING WITHOUT POWER OVER WAX ORCHARD. LANDED AT WAX ORCHARD WITHOUT POWER. ONCE ON GROUND AGAIN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART, BUT ONLY RESULTED IN SPUTTERING OR NEAR START. MAINTENANCE PEOPLE AND DIAMOND TECH REPRESENTATIVE WERE DISPATCHED SEVERAL DAYS LATER. WAS DETERMINED AT THAT TIME THAT THROTTLE BODY/METERING UNIT SHOULD BE REPLACED. REPLACED AND AIRCRAFT TEST FLOWN AND RETURNED TO BOEING FIELD. GALVIN MAINTENANCE PEOPLE HAVE FILED A M-D REPORT. LOG BOOK RECORDS AND WORK ORDERS OF REPAIR ON HAVE BEEN RETRIEVED.
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