Service difficulty report · Servo · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
September 17, 2024
Submitted
October 21, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N409CA
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Aircraft serial
2881120
Aircraft time
5,333 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360B4A
Engine time
4,036 hours
Propeller
Snsnch 76EM8
Part
Servo
Part number
AV2581600
Part serial
AV227481449
Condition
Defective
Location
Fuel Injection
Part time
534 hours
Stage of operation
LD
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

NOTED THAT THE FUEL INJECTOR SERVO WOULD NOT HOLD AN IDLE MIXTURE SETTING. MIXTURE SETTING WOULD NEED TO BE ADJUSTED FREQUENTLY. MIXTURE SETTING WAS NOTED TO CHANGE FROM BEGINNING TO END OF A FLIGHT. MIXTURE CONTROL SETTING KNOB ON THE FUEL INJECTOR SERVO WOULD ALWAYS REMAIN WHERE IT WAS SET, HOWEVER, ACTUAL FUEL DELIVERY WOULD BE INCONSISTENT DUE TO A SUSPECTED INTERNAL COMPONENT FAILURE OF THE FUEL INJECTOR SERVO.

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