What was found
DURING FLIGHT THE FUEL INJECTOR BROKE IN HALF. ONE PORTION WAS IN THE NR 1 CYLINDER AND THE OTHER WAS ATTACHED TO THE FUEL LINE FROM THE SPIDER. LUCKILY THERE WAS NOT A FIRE.
- Difficulty date
- February 25, 2015
- Submitted
- March 3, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N323RB
- Make and model
- Cirrus SR22
- Aircraft serial
- 3906
- Engine
- Cont IO550N
- System (JASC)
- 7313 · Fuel Injector Nozzle
- Part
- Injector
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Nr 1 Cylinder
- Part time
- 526 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- K, R, J
- Precautionary procedure
- B, A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.