What was found
THIS PART BROKE ON THE WELDED AREA NEXT TO B-NUT. ALL CLAMPS WERE PROPERLY LOCATED AND TIGHT. THIS FAILURE COULD HAVE BEEN FROM FATIGUE CAUSED BY OVERTORQUING B-NUT TO FUEL NOZZLE. SUGGEST PAYING ATTENTION TO PROPER TORQUE VALVES. (K)
- Difficulty date
- December 13, 2005
- Submitted
- June 29, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N331FC
- Make and model
- Piper PA23250
- Aircraft serial
- 277554024
- Engine
- Lyc IO540C4B5
- System (JASC)
- 7310 · Engine Fuel Distribution
- Part
- Line
- Part number
- LW120980170
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Fuel Injector
- Part time
- 980 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.