What was found
BOTH GROMMETS DAMAGED CARB HEAT VALVE SHAFT. TEFLON BUSHING WORE AND DAMAGED PIVOT SHAFT IN APPROX 2000 HRS OF OPERATION. ACFT WAS MFG IN 2008.
- Difficulty date
- April 26, 2011
- Submitted
- May 6, 2011
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N635FT
- Make and model
- Piper PA28161
- Aircraft serial
- 2842311
- Engine
- Lyc O320D3G
- System (JASC)
- 7510 · Engine Anti-Icing System
- Part
- Valve
- Part number
- 87327002
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Carb Heat
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.