Service difficulty report · Gascolator · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
September 8, 2020
Submitted
September 8, 2020
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N71PR
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Aircraft serial
2881302
Part
Gascolator
Part number
35715003
Part serial
NONE
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel System
Part time
100 hours
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
B

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

What was found

SUBMITTING REPORT ON BEHALF OF CERTIFICATE HOLDER: THE GASCOLATOR IS LOCATED ON LOWER SIDE OF COWLING AND STICKS OUT TO MAKE ACCESS EASY FOR PREFLIGHT FUEL SUMP TO BE PERFORMED. AT SOME POINT THE GASCOLATOR WAS HIT/JARRED WHICH ALLOWED IT TO MOVE SLIGHTLY AND ALLOW A SMALL AMOUNT OF AIR TO GET IN. GASCOLATOR WAS CHECKED AND RE-SAFETY WIRED AND HAS BEEN PROBLEM FREED SINCE.

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