Service difficulty report · Power Supply · Piper PA46350P

Difficulty date
September 9, 2010
Submitted
October 25, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N4170D
Make and model
Piper PA46350P
Aircraft serial
4636300
Engine
Lyc TIO540*
Part
Power Supply
Part number
LSM500200128
Part serial
17129
Condition
Dislodged
Location
Fwd Eng Firewall
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, F
Precautionary procedure
L

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

What was found

DURING LANDING, OPERATOR COULD NOT REDUCE POWER OF THE ACFT. THE ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ACFT HAD BEEN MODIFIED IAW STC SA02279AT WITH AN AFTER MARKET HIGH INTENSITY LANDING LIGHT. THE POWER SUPPLY FOR THE LANDING LIGHT WAS MOUNTED ON THE FWD ENGINE FIRE WALL ABOVE AND BEHIND THE FCU. THE POWER SUPPLY WAS SECURED TO THE FIRE WALL IAW THE STC WITH ADHESIVE. THE ADHESIVE MOUNTINGS FAILED, THE POWER SUPPLY FELL FROM THE FIREWALL AND BECAME LODGED IN THE FCU LINKAGE PREVENTING POWER REDUCTION AND FULL ENGINE CONTROL. THE HIGH INTENSITY POWER SUPPLY WAS RELOCATED TO THE ENGINE MOUNT AND SECURED TO AN ALUMINUM PLATE.

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