What was found
(AUS) RIGHT ENGINE FUEL DISTRIBUTOR VALVE VENT HOLE BLOCKED BY A GREASE TYPE SUBSTANCE APPLIED TO THE DIAPHRAGM SPRING.
- Difficulty date
- April 6, 2000
- Submitted
- June 23, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA30
- Engine
- Lyc IO320B1A
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE2YL2
- System (JASC)
- 7310 · Engine Fuel Distribution
- Part
- Valve
- Part number
- 25243271
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Engine Fuel Dist
- Component
- Engine Fuel Dist · Bendix · RSA5
- Stage of operation
- CR
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- E
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.