Service difficulty report · Line · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
August 22, 2012
Submitted
August 22, 2012
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N961CA
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317652014
Aircraft time
20,623 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2B
Part
Line
Part number
LW120980100
Condition
Broken
Location
Fuel Injector
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

ON DEPARTURE, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ALL ENGINE INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL PRIOR TO ROTATION. CLIMBING OUT OF 4000 FT, THE RT ENGINE LOST POWER. PILOT PROCEEDED WITH THE ENGINE OUT PROCEDURES AND DETERMINED THAT THE RT ENGINE WAS ONLY PRODUCING 30 INCHES OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE AND THAT THE FUEL FLOW WAS 8 PSI. RETURNED TO DEPARTURE AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. WITH THE ENGINE STILL PRODUCING POWER DID NOT SHUTDOWN ENGINE. MX INSPECTED THE RT ENGINE AND FOUND THE NR 1 CYLINDER INJECTOR LINE BROKEN. AD2011-26-04 LAST COMPLIED WITH ON 05-24-2012 AIRCRAFT TT: 20555.3 TIME SINCE LAST INSPECTION 67.7 HOURS. NO DEFECTS WERE FOUND DURING THE INSPECTION.

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