SDR 96ZZZX4096

Service difficulty report · Ring Nut · Piper PA28161

Difficulty date
August 6, 1996
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N109GP
Make and model
Piper PA28161
Aircraft serial
287816287
Part
Ring Nut
Part number
K2406SAE2
Condition
Defective
Location
Fuel Primer
Component
451103
Stage of operation
IN
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

FUEL PRIMER LOCKING RING NUT WAS MISSING APPROXIMATELY 180 DEGREES OF MATERIAL. THIS PREVENTED THE PLUNGER FROM LOCKING IN. THE NORMAL LOCKING AREA IS THE WIDTH OF THE PIN ON THE PLUNGER, THE AMOUNT OF LOCK MISSING WAS APPROXIMATELY 10 TIMES THE WIDTH OF THE PIN.

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