What was found
(AUS) DISTRIBUTOR VALVE TO FUEL INJECTOR LINE FITTING LOOSE. INVESTIGATION FOUND DAMAGED THREADS WHICH ALLOWED THE NUT TO LOOSEN. FUEL LEAKING FROM FITTING.
- Difficulty date
- February 9, 2000
- Submitted
- June 23, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Pac CT4A
- Engine
- Cont IO360HB
- Propeller
- Hartzl BHCC2YF1
- System (JASC)
- 7310 · Engine Fuel Distribution
- Part
- Fitting
- Part number
- AN78022
- Condition
- Damaged
- Location
- Engine Fuel Dist
- Part time
- 500 cycles
- Component
- Engine Fuel Dist · Cont · 63135111
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- K
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.