What was found
(AUS) ENGINE FUEL CONTROL UNIT IDLE MIXTURE ADJUSTMENT SPINDLE MISSING- SUSPECT CAUSED BY FAILURE OF POSITIONING SPRING WHICH THEN ALLOWED THE ADJUSTMENT SPINDLE TO VIBRATE FREE
- Difficulty date
- April 29, 1997
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA32R300
- Engine
- Lyc IO540K1G5
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCC2YK1
- System (JASC)
- 7322 · Fuel Control/Reciprocating Engines
- Part
- Spindle
- Part number
- 57429
- Condition
- Separated
- Location
- Fuel Cont/Carb
- Component
- Bendix · RGA
- 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.