Service difficulty report · Nozzle · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
March 15, 2001
Submitted
April 9, 2001
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N42WP
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
318252038
Engine
Lyc TIO540*
Part
Nozzle
Part number
B4500
Part serial
A99030029
Condition
Inoperative
Location
Heater
Part time
1,031 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
B
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

AIRCRAFT WAS HOLDING SHORT OF RUNWAY WHEN TOWER ALERTED PILOT OF CLOUD OF SMOKE FROM RIGHT SIDE OF AC. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT AC WAS SECURE FROM SMOKE/FLAME AND AC RETURNED TO BASE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HEATER HAD OVERTEMPED AND BELCHED SMOKE BACK THROUGH THE BLOWER MOTOR INLET. A DECAY TEST WAS PERFORMED WITH NO LEAK DOWN DETECTED. THE IGNITOR UNIT WAS REPLACED. IGNITOR CLEANED. HEATER STILL RAN ROUGH. FUEL NOZZLE WAS REPLACED AND GROUND OPS AND LEAK CHECK APPEARED NORMAL. NOZZLE PERMITTED EXCESS FUEL TO OT HEATER AND BELCH SMOKE/FUMES.

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