What was found
TEMPORARY RPM LOSS IN FLIGHT. FUEL CONTROL WAS SENT BACK TO MANUFACTURER FOR EVALUATION, AND INTERNAL DEFECT WAS FOUND. FUEL CONTROL HAD 20 HRS SINCE LAST OVERHAUL BY AVSTAR, WORK ORDER # 62670003.
- Difficulty date
- December 31, 2024
- Submitted
- January 30, 2025
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N520AF
- Make and model
- Piper PA28181
- Aircraft serial
- 28020049
- Aircraft time
- 3,963 hours, 3,963 cycles
- Engine
- Lyc IO360B4A
- System (JASC)
- 7320 · Fuel Controlling System
- Part
- Fuel Control
- Part number
- AV2581600
- Part serial
- AV53190268
- Condition
- Defective
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 20 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.