Service difficulty report · Fuel Line · Piper PA28181

Difficulty date
February 6, 2026
Submitted
February 12, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N776N
Make and model
Piper PA28181
Aircraft serial
2881044
Aircraft time
7,071 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360B4A
Engine time
4,170 hours
Propeller
Snsnch 76EM8
Part
Fuel Line
Part number
LW120980140
Condition
Broken
Location
Nr 1 Injector
Part time
1,653 hours
Component
Engine · Lyc
Stage of operation
AP
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E, R
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED POWER LOSS AND ENGINE ROUGHNESS. UPON INSPECTION, FOUND #1 INJECTOR LINE BROKEN AT FERRULE AT INJECTOR NOZZLE. ENGINE HAS 1653.4 HOURS SINCE FACTORY OVERHAUL AND 33.0 HOURS SINCE LAST INSPECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH AD 2015-19-07.

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