Service difficulty report · Valve · Mooney M20K

Difficulty date
September 26, 2006
Submitted
September 26, 2006
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N231GR
Make and model
Mooney M20K
Aircraft serial
250087
Engine
Cont TSIO360GB
Engine time
1,340 hours
Part
Valve
Part number
55P70D5E608
Condition
Leaking
Location
Engine Fuel
Part time
1,340 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

THE FUEL PRIMER DIVERTER VALVE P/N 642199 (P/N 55P70D5E-608) LEAKED FUEL OVER THE TOP OF THE ENGINE IN FLIGHT, IT WAS LEAKING SO MUCH THE ENGINE WOULD NOT KEEP RUNNING WITHOUT THE USE OF THE ELECTRIC BOOST PUMP. INITIALLY OUR MFG VENDOR GAVE ME A REPLACEMENT P/N 633862 AND SAID NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SO I CONTACTED THE MFG ENGINEERING AND SPOKE WITH THEIR REPAIR STATION MANAGER. HE INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAD JUST OVERHAULED A VALVE THAT HAD CAUSED AN ENGINE FIRE, AND THEY OVERHAUL 8-10 A YEAR. HE ALSO SAID THE OVERHAULED VALVES HAVE PMA AND WILL NEVER LEAK AGAIN. I CALLED MFG AND PASSED ON THE PROBLEM TO THEIR TECH REP, HE DID INFORM ME THAT THEY DO IN FACT STOCK THE NEW P/N VALVE. I CANNOT FIND ANY BULLETINS

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