What was found
ENGINE RUNNING RICH AND BLOWING BLACK SMOKE. UNABLE TO ADJUST MIXTURE. REMOVED AND SENT BACK TO TCM. (X)
- Difficulty date
- August 21, 2000
- Submitted
- September 11, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N4142N
- Make and model
- Piper PA34220T
- Aircraft serial
- 3449128
- Engine
- Cont LTSIO360RB
- System (JASC)
- 7322 · Fuel Control/Reciprocating Engines
- Part
- Servo
- Part number
- RSA5AD2
- Part serial
- 702107706
- Condition
- Faulty
- Part time
- 41 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.