Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
November 1, 2024
Submitted
November 1, 2024
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N274M
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Aircraft serial
28020174
Aircraft time
239 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360B4A
Engine time
239 hours
Part
Fuel Control
Part number
LFRNNSS5
Part serial
AV581611764
Condition
Fouled
Part time
239 hours
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
Y
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

THE ENGINE QUITS AT IDLE AND APPEARS TO BE DUE TO AN OVERLY RICH SETTING. THIS LATEST FAILURE THE FUEL SERVO WAS FOUND OUT OF MIXTURE ADJUSTMENT. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME FOR THIS FUEL SERVO UNIT AFTER BEING OVERHAULED TWICE BY THE MANUFACTURER. IT WAS INSTALLED CORRECTLY AND ALL SETTINGS WERE ADJUSTED PER MANUFACTURERS MANUAL. AFTER THE FIRST OVERHAUL THE UNIT FAILED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. AFTER THE SECOND OVERHAUL THE UNIT FAILED AFTER 39.2 HOURS OF OPERATION. WE OPERATE 6 OF THESE IDENTICAL AIRCRAFT AND ONLY THE 2 UNTIS MANUFACTURED IN 2024 HAVE SHOWN THIS ISSUE. THEY ARE ALL OPERATED THE SAME WAY THE THE 4 UNITS MANUFACTURED IN 2022 AND 2023 SHOW NO SIGNS OF ISSUE. I SURMIZE THAT THE MANUFACTURER MAY HAVE HAD A SUPPLIER CHANGE AND NOW HAS A DEFECTIVE COMPONENT LEADING TO THIS ISSUE.

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