Service difficulty report · Pressure Switch · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
August 6, 2004
Submitted
March 2, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Part
Pressure Switch
Part number
94E421
Condition
Closed
Location
Heater
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

CUSTOMER BOUGHT EXCHANGE HEATER. CORE RETURNED TO US HAD A DISTORTED COMBUSTION TUBE. FOUND COMBUSTION AIR PRESSURE SWITCH 94E42-1 CLOSED AT ALL TIMES. THIS PARTICULAR SWITCH IS A NORMALLY OPEN SWITCH. SWITCH CLOSES WHEN COMBUSTION AIR PRESSURE INCREASES AND TELLS THE HEATER IT HAS COMBUSTION AIR. THE COMBUSTION AIR BLOWER QUIT (FAILED) AND THIS SWITCH DID NOT SENSE THIS LACK OF COMBUSTION AIR PRESSURE AND CONTINUED TO SUPPLY FUEL TO THE HEATER. BAD, BAD, BAD. THIS SWITCH DOES NOT GET TESTED IAW AD 96-20-07. THIS FR65D79-3EL HEATER WAS BUILT IN OCTOBER 1997. (K)

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