Service difficulty report · Tachometer · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
December 13, 1998
Submitted
July 14, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6135J
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Aircraft serial
287690350
Part
Tachometer
Condition
Inaccurate
Location
Instrument Panel
Part time
6,038 hours
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT COMPLAINED THAT ENGINE WAS NOT MAKING ENOUGH RPM. CHECKED TACHOMETER WITH PHOTO TACHOMETER AND FOUND A/C TOOL TO BE 120 RPM - 140 RPM LOW THROUGHOUT FULL RANGE OF OPERATION. UNIT WAS ORIGINAL TO AIRCRAFT. INSTALLED REPLACEMENT TACH - MITCHELL, P/N DA-112-503. (X)

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