What was found
COMBUSTION HEATER PRESSURE SWITCH FAILURE CAUSED FUEL TO DRAIN ON THE GROUND AND WAS IGNITED BY THE COMBUSTION HEATER.
- Difficulty date
- December 9, 2021
- Submitted
- December 11, 2021
- Operation
- General aviation
- Filed by
- 8HBR698C
Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC - Aircraft
- N856ND
- Make and model
- Piper PA44180
- Aircraft serial
- 4495001
- Aircraft time
- 13,974 hours
- System (JASC)
- 2140 · Heating System
- Part
- Pressure Switch
- Part number
- 94E423
- Part serial
- NA
- Condition
- Stuck
- Part time
- 1,635 hours
- Component
- Combustion Heat · Janitrol · B3040
- Stage of operation
- TX
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- A
- Precautionary procedure
- E
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.