Service difficulty report · Fuel Line · Piper PA23250

Difficulty date
November 15, 2014
Submitted
November 16, 2014
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6174Y
Make and model
Piper PA23250
Aircraft serial
273395
Engine
Lyc TIO540*
Part
Fuel Line
Condition
Broken
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, RT ENGINE NR 6 CYLINDER EGT AND CHT DROPPED TO ZERO DEGREES AT THE SAME TIME AN ENGINE VIBRATION STARTED. RT ENGINE WAS THEN SHUTDOWN AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. LANDED AT AIRPORT WITHOUT INCIDENT. INSPECTED RT ENGINE AND FOUND NR 6 CYLINDER FUEL INJECTOR LINE BROKEN AT THE SOLDER JOINT AT THE FUEL INJECTOR. NR 6 CYLINDER AREA AND ENTIRE BOTTOM SIDE OF ENGINE WERE SATURATED WITH FUEL.

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