Service difficulty report · Servo · Maule MX7235

Difficulty date
July 9, 2018
Submitted
October 30, 2018
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N56681
Make and model
Maule MX7235
Aircraft serial
10048C
Engine
Lyc IO540T4B5
Part
Servo
Part number
RSA5AD1
Part serial
70181704
Condition
Failed
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
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

WITH A FACTORY OVERHAULED ENGINE, THE FUEL SERVO FAILED AFTER 32.4 HOURS. AFTER REPAIRED IT LASTED 12.2 HOURS. THEN INSTALLED A NEW SERVO AND IT ONLY LASTED 3 HOURS. ALL THREE FAILURES WERE THE SAME, THE MIXTURE SHAFT CAME OUT SLIGHTLY CAUSING A MISALIGNMENT WITHIN THE SERVO WHILE ATTEMPTING RE-START. THIS COULD BE A SERVO PROBLEM AND OR A FUEL SYSTEM PROBLEM. HAVE YET TO CONFIRM WHAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. A SERVICEABLE OLDER STYLE SERVO SEEMS TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE FINE ON THIS ENGINE.

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