Service difficulty report · Quick Disconnect · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
March 11, 2026
Submitted
March 13, 2026
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N8024Q
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft serial
4496519
Aircraft time
3,873 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360B1B
Engine time
3,873 hours
Part
Quick Disconnect
Condition
Defective
Location
Lt Tach
Stage of operation
CR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
N
Precautionary procedure
E, A

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

What was found

WHILE IN FLIGHT THE LEFT ENGINE RPM READING BECAME ERRATIC, GOING FROM NORMAL TO PAST RED LINE QUICKLY BACK AND FORTH. PIC PRECAUTIONARY SHUT DOWN ENGINE AND RETURNED TO HOME FIELD. AFTER TROUBLESHOOTING IT WAS FOUND THE LEFT HAND TACH GENERATOR SENSOR PLASTIC CANNON PLUG QUICK CONNECT HOUSING WOULDN'T TIGHTEN ADEQUATELY AND WAS GIVING ERRONEOUS READINGS. IT WAS NOTED THAT THE TACHOMETER SENSOR PLASTIC CANNON PLUG QUICK CONNECTOR JUST SCREWS ON BUT DOES NOT LOCK AS DESIGNED AND THERE IS NO PROVISION TO SAFETY WIRE IT SO AS TO NOT LOOSEN IN FLIGHT OVER TIME.

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