What was found
RUN-UP, ROUGH ENGINE, FUEL SMELL. FOUND INJECTOR LINE CRACKED. AIRCRAFT JUST OUT OF 100-HOUR INSPECTION, NO INDICATION OF CRACKS, ETC. HAVE SEEN ALERT ON THIS IN THE PAST, HAVE NEVER FOUND ONE CRACKED BEFORE.
- Difficulty date
- July 27, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N8216T
- Make and model
- Piper PA32301
- Aircraft serial
- 328206037
- Engine
- Lyc IO540K1G5
- System (JASC)
- 7310 · Engine Fuel Distribution
- Part
- Line
- Condition
- Cracked
- Location
- Nr 2 Cyl Inj
- Part time
- 700 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.