What was found
CONNECTOR IS NOT MAKING GOOD CONTACT AND CAUSING ARCING. PROBABLE CAUSE IS AUTOMOTIVE QUALITY AND NOT OF THE THREADED TYPE. TO PREVENT OCCURRENCE RECOMMEND USING AVIATION THREADED TYPE PLUG. (K)
- Difficulty date
- February 27, 2008
- Submitted
- March 31, 2008
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N4129M
- Make and model
- Diamon DA42
- Aircraft serial
- 42AC068
- Engine
- Thielt TAE1250299
- System (JASC)
- 2497 · Electrical Power System Wiring
- Part
- Connector
- Condition
- Arced
- Location
- Fuel Rail
- Part time
- 480 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.