Service difficulty report · Servo · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
April 2, 2024
Submitted
April 2, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N349BG
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Aircraft serial
2881690
Aircraft time
222 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360B4A
Engine time
222 hours
Part
Servo
Part number
LFRNNSS5
Part serial
AV58161298
Condition
Faulted
Location
Engine Fuel
Part time
222 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
E

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

What was found

DURING MY APPROACH TO LAND AT KILN WHEN I WENT THROTTLE IDLE, THE LOWEST MY ENGINE RPM WENT WAS 1500RPM. I DECIDED NOT TO LAND, CANCELED MY APPROACH, AND WENT DIRECTLY BACK TO BACK TO 1G0. I WAS IN CONTACT WITH TOL ATC AND THEY CONVEYED INSTRUCTIONS FROM MY CHIEF TO HOLD OVER 1G0 AT 3000 FEET AND AWAIT TROUBLESHOOTING INSTRUCTIONS. ONCE AT 1G0 I CIRCLED AT 3,000. I WAS COMMUNICATING WITH THE CHIEF AND TROUBLESHOOTING AS SHE INDICATED. I EXERCISED THE THROTTLE AS INSTRUCTED. THE LOWEST MY RPM WENT AT THIS POINT WAS 1350. THE CHIEF BRIEFED ME ON HOW THE LANDING ATTEMPT WOULD BE PERFORMED AND THAT ONCE I WAS COMFORTABLE IN THE ROUND OUT, I PULLED THE MIXTURE CONTROL TO IDLE CUT OFF FOR LANDING. ONCE I WAS ON FINAL FOR 1G0 THE RPM WENT DOWN TO 1,100 BUT DIDN'T GO ANY LOWER FROM THAT POINT ON. I PERFORMED THE LANDING AS INSTRUCTED WITHOUT INCIDENT, LANDING ON 28 AND COMING TO A STOP. MAINTENANCE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING ABNORMAL WITH THE THROTTLE CABLE OR THROTTLE LEVER. SUSPECT INTERNAL ISSUE WITH FUEL SERVO.

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