SDR 96ZZZX32

Service difficulty report · Injector Tube · Piper PA31P350

Difficulty date
November 28, 1995
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N9224Y
Make and model
Piper PA31P350
Aircraft serial
31P8414012
Engine
Lyc TIO540V2AD
Part
Injector Tube
Condition
Broken
Location
Lt Eng Nr 4 Cyl
Stage of operation
TO
Nature of condition
E, R
Precautionary procedure
C, D

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

What was found

PILOT REPORTED LT ENGINE RAN ROUGH & RPM WAS LOW ON TAKEOFF. TAKEOFF ABORTED. FOUND LT ENG, NR 4 CYL FUEL INJECTOR TUBE FROM FUEL MANIFOLD TO FUEL INJECTOR NOZZLE BROKEN AT SOLDERED FITTING ON MANIFOLD END OF TUBE. TUBE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY BENT ON THE SOLDERED PART OF TUBE, POSSIBLY DURING ENGINE MAINTENANCE. ALSO NOTED ALL INJECTOR TUBES ON BOTH ENGINES WERE CLAMPED IN A RANDOM MANNER WITH INSUFFICIENT CLEARANCES AND INCORRECT HARDWARE, NOT IAW WITH AD 93-02-5 AND LYCOMING SB 342A.

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