Service difficulty report · Manifold · Cessna 210N

Difficulty date
June 27, 2005
Submitted
June 27, 2005
Operation
General aviation
Aircraft
N6621A
Make and model
Cessna 210N
Aircraft serial
21063559
Aircraft time
6,210 hours, 4,749 cycles
Engine
Cont TSIO520*
Engine time
930 hours, 1,500 cycles
Propeller
Hartzl PHCJ3YF1
Part
Manifold
Part number
6464336P
Condition
Contaminated
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

TAXI, ENG RUNS ROUGH. FUEL INJECTOR LINES DISCONNECTED, NR 5 CYL FUEL INJECTOR NOT FLOWING CORRECTLY. PROBLEM FUEL DISTRIBUTOR MANIFOLD OR SPIDER. FILTER SCREEN IN SPIDER REMOVED, 9 PARTICLES FOUND. LARGEST 7CM LONG & 1MM WIDE. MANIFOLD DISASSEMBLED & 2 PARTICLES FOUND NEAR OUTLET NR 5 CYL. LARGEST 1CM WIDE BY 1CM LONG. TWO PARTICLES HAD GOTTEN PAST FILTER SCREEN. AFTER FILTER SCREEN & DISTRIBUTION MANIFOLD CLEANED & REASSEMBLED. FLOW PATTERN NR 5 CYL NORMAL. FUEL SCREEN ON FUEL DISTRIBUTION MANIFOLD IS NOT LISTED FOR PERIODIC INSP OR CLEANING. ENG HAS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OF ROUGH RUNNING, 1ST TIME INDICATION OF DEBRIS IN FUEL DISTRIBUTION MANIFOLD. IO550P OPERATORS SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF PROBLEM.

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