Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Piper PA32300

Difficulty date
December 5, 2003
Submitted
December 5, 2003
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N21850
Make and model
Piper PA32300
Aircraft serial
32R795644
Engine
Lyc IO540*
Part
Fuel Control
Condition
Out Of Adjust
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT, UPON TOUCHDOWN TO LANDING, HAD HIS ENGINE QUIT AND WOULD NOT START AND NEEDED A TOW IN. HE ALSO FOUND THAT HE COULD NOT ADVANCE HIS THROTTLE. INSPECTED FUEL SERVO AND FOUND PIN OUT ON THE IDLE MIXTURE SETTING. INSTALLED OLD PIN, WITH HAS HELD PARTICALY IN PLACE WITH THE SPRING, NEW WASHER P/N 177718 AND COTTER PIN 901200. RUN UP CHECK GOOD.

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