Service difficulty report · Line · Piper PA23250

Difficulty date
January 26, 2010
Submitted
January 26, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N23WB
Make and model
Piper PA23250
Aircraft serial
277405281
Aircraft time
3,974 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540C1A
Engine time
328 hours
Propeller
Hartzl HCE2Y*
Part
Line
Part number
PT30GA
Condition
Loose
Location
Left Engine Fuel
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

ON APPROACH, TOWER NOTIFIED ACFT THAT SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE LT ENGINE. ON LANDING, LT ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN AND ACFT TAXIED OFF THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. ACFT WAS MET BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE LT ENGINE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED. ACFT WAS TOWED AND NOT WORKED ON UNTIL INVESTIGATED BY THE FAA. FOLLOW UP INSP REVEALED THE B NUT ON THE PRESSURE FUEL LINE FROM THE MANIFOLD TO THE PRESSURE TRANSDUCER, LOOSE. THIS INSTALLATION WAS INSTALLED 02-25-1997 UNDER STC SA00068SE. LEAKING FUEL LINE IS POSITIONED JUST ABOVE THE TURBOCHARGER. THE ACFT WAS ANNUALED 02/27/2009.

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