Service difficulty report · Injector · Cessna 172R

Difficulty date
December 7, 2015
Submitted
March 9, 2016
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N5314R
Make and model
Cessna 172R
Aircraft serial
17281144
Aircraft time
2,786 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360L2A
Engine time
868 hours
Part
Injector
Part number
25765362
Part serial
80680680
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Engine
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.

What was found

PRECISION FUEL INJECTOR COMPLIED WITH, MIXTURE AND IDLE, OK, REPORTED ENGINE STUMBLE, TEST FLIGHT OK. REPORTED ENGINE STUMBLE, TEST FLIGHT OK TSOH 29.6. ENGINE STUMBLE REPORTED, DYE FOUND IN IMPACT TUBES AND AIR SLOT. FUEL INJECTOR REMOVED AND SENT FOR REPAIR. FUEL INJECTOR INSTALLED ON AIRCRAFT. ENGINE RUN 18 MINUTES TO OBTAIN OPERATING TEMPERATURE TO CHECK MIXTURE AND IDLE IAW CE-02-20. MIXTURE AND IDLE CHECK OK. FUEL WAS NOT ON BEFORE ENGINE RUN AND WAS OFF AFTER ENGINE RUN. AFTER A 1 HOUR TIME PERIOD, FUEL DYE WAS VISIBLE UNDER AIRCRAFT. FUEL INJECTOR INSPECTED, DYE WAS VISIBLE IN IMPACT TUBES AND AIR SLOT. FUEL INJECTOR REMOVED. WHEN 100LL WAS SPRAYED INTO IMPACT TUBES FUEL DYE FLOWED FROM THE AIR SLOT. IT APPEARED THAT THE AIR SIDE OF THE FUEL INJECTOR WAS COMPROMISED BETWEEN THE PRESSURE AND STATIC SIDE. IT ALSO APPEARED THAT THERE WAS A COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE FUEL CHAMBER AND THE AIR CHAMBER. WHEN FUEL INJECTOR WAS REMOVED FROM THE ENGINE A SHOP PAPER TOWEL WAS WIPED IN THE INDUCTION AREA WITH NO FUEL DYE BEING VISIBLE. PRECISION, AND THE REPAIR STATIONS THAT I HAVE DISCUSSED THIS WITH ALL HAVE SAID THE ISSUE IS OVERPRIMING. THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WAS NOT USED. THE ENGINE WAS STARTED, NO FLOODING.

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