What was found
WHILE IN LEVEL FLIGHT AT AN ALTITUDE OF 4,500 FEET MSL, ENGINE DEVELOPED A ROUGH RUNNING CONDITION AND THEN QUIT. UPON INSPECTION OF SERVO INJECTOR, FOUND A SEAL IN THE DIAPHRAGM HOUSING HAD BECOME DEFECTIVE.
- Difficulty date
- December 21, 1995
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N53870
- Make and model
- Bbavia 8KCAB
- Aircraft serial
- 22576
- Engine
- Lyc AEIO320E1B
- System (JASC)
- 7322 · Fuel Control/Reciprocating Engines
- Part
- Servo Injector
- Part number
- R5A5AD1
- Condition
- Seal Failed
- Location
- Diaphragm
- Part time
- 1,600 hours
- Stage of operation
- CR
- Nature of condition
- E, R, Y
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.