Service difficulty report · Regulator · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
January 19, 2001
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
318152176
Aircraft time
14,155 hours
Part
Regulator
Part number
A23D047
Condition
Leaking
Location
Heater
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
H

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

What was found

THE PROBLEM THAT WE ARE HAVING IS WITH THE HEATER FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS P/N A23D04-7.5 THEY START LEAKING FUEL AROUND THE HOUSEING. THE FIRST ONE STARTED LEAKING AFTER 180.9 HOURS OF HEATER OPERATION. INSTALLED NEW IN STOCK UNIT, AND IT LEAKED ON FIRST TEST FIRING. WE ALSO JUST HAD ANOTHER UNIT START LEAKING ON ONE OF OUR OTHER PIPER NAVIJO HEATER. THIS UNIT HAD 834.1 HEATER HOURS ON IT WHEN IT STARTED LEAKING.

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