SDR 96ZZZX174

Service difficulty report · Tube · Piper PA24250

Difficulty date
September 5, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N7969P
Make and model
Piper PA24250
Aircraft serial
243206
Engine
Lyc IO540C1B5
Part
Tube
Part number
LW120980210
Condition
Cracked
Location
Fuel Injector
Part time
1,394 hours
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

DURING C/W LYCOMING AD 93-02-05, FOUND ALL 6 FUEL INJECTOR LINES CRACKED AT SOLDER JOINT AND LEAKING FUEL. SUBMITTER NOTED THAT ON PREVIOUS ANNUAL INSPECTION FORMS, A NOTATION WAS MADE THAT LINES WERE LEAKING, BUT DEFERRED. THE LEAKING LINES POSED A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD AND SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN DEFERRED. INSTALLED NEW LINES AND CLAMPED PER LYC SB 342A.

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