Service difficulty report · Flow Divider · Beech F33A

Difficulty date
June 11, 2002
Submitted
June 25, 2002
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8240T
Make and model
Beech F33A
Aircraft serial
CE1542
Engine
Cont IO520B
Part
Flow Divider
Part number
6314272A20
Part serial
C01JA125R
Condition
Fluctuates
Location
Engine
Part time
318 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

FUEL FLOW FLUCTUATES IN-FLIGHT AND THE ENGINE WAS ROUGH RUNNING AT ALTITUDE, AT LOW ALTITUDE THE ENGINE WAS SMOOTH IN OPERATION. OPERATION CHECK OF ENGINE ON THE GROUND FOUND THE FUEL FLOW DIVIDER WOULD FLUCTUATE. REMOVED FLOW DIVIDER AND INSTALLED A NEW OVERHAULED ASSEMBLY. GROUND OPERATION OF ENGINE CHECKED NORMAL.

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