What was found
AIRCRAFT WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT WHEN IT EXPERIENCED AN IMMEDIATE ENGINE FAILURE ON THE RIGHT ENGINE, PILOT COULD NOT RESTART ENGINE. AFTER LANDING MAINTENANCE REPORTED A FITTING ON THE FUEL PUMP FOR THE VAPOR RETURN LINE HAD SHEARED.
- Difficulty date
- January 21, 2005
- Submitted
- January 27, 2005
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N21407
- Make and model
- Piper PA34200T
- Aircraft serial
- 347870435
- Aircraft time
- 8,597 hours
- Engine
- Cont LTSIO360EB
- Engine time
- 91 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7310 · Engine Fuel Distribution
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- 628437
- Condition
- Sheared
- Location
- Rt Engine
- Part time
- 91 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- E, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.