SDR 99ZZZX929

Service difficulty report · Valve · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
January 6, 1999
Submitted
March 26, 2000
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N132MF
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
317752072
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Valve
Condition
Loose
Location
Propeller
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

ACFT RETURNED FROM A CHARTER WITH THE COMPLAINT OF A ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE. UPON ARRIVAL, PROPELLER DOME REMOVED AND THE PRESSURE WAS CHECKED. THE PRESSURE IN THE DOME WAS 20 POUNDS. THE PRESSURE SHOULD HAVE BEEN 38 POUNDS. AIR WAS ADDED TO MEET THE PROPER PRESSURE, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TEST FLOWN. THE FLIGHT WAS GOOD. UPON RETURN OF AIRCRAFT, PRESSURE WAS CHECKED, AND WAS FOUND TO BE FIVE POUNDS LOW. THE SHRADER VALVE WAS REMOVED AND REINSTALLED TO INSURE THAT IT WAS PROPERLY SEATED, AND PRESSURE WAS RECHARGED IN THE DOME. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN TEST FLOWN AGAIN AND NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.

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