Service difficulty report · Fuel Line · Cirrus SR20

Difficulty date
April 4, 2012
Submitted
April 4, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N613DA
Make and model
Cirrus SR20
Aircraft serial
1851
Aircraft time
3,432 hours
Engine
Cont IO360ES
Engine time
1,354 hours
Propeller
Hartzl BHCJ2YF1
Part
Fuel Line
Part number
649101
Condition
Split
Location
Engine
Part time
1,354 hours
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, J
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

ON TAKEOFF ROLL, NOTICED AN EXCESSIVE FUEL FLOW INDICATION AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. ON INSPECTION OF THE DISCREPANCY THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE HIGH FUEL FLOW READING. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN THE ENGINE AND REMOVING THE ENGINE COWL, A SPLIT IN THE NR 1 CYLINDER FUEL INJECTION LINE WAS NOTED AND WAS DUMPING RAW FUEL IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUSING THE HIGH FUEL FLOW INDICATION.

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