Service difficulty report · Injector · Piper PA31350

Difficulty date
September 20, 2012
Submitted
September 28, 2012
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N42HD
Make and model
Piper PA31350
Aircraft serial
8152031
Aircraft time
14,491 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Part
Injector
Condition
Plugged
Location
Rt Engine
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
C
Nature of condition
R
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

JUST AFTER TAKEOFF FROM YIP, PILOT NOTICED POWER ON RIGHT ENGINE TO BE LOW AND WITH LOW READINGS ON THE EGT GAUGE. PILOT RETURNED AND LANDED SAFELY AT YIP WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE INSPECTED AND FOUND NR 2 AND NR 6 FUEL INJECTORS PLUGGED, MAINTENANCE CLEANED INJECTORS, COMPLIED WITH GROUND RUN AND OPERATIONAL CHECK NORMAL, NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED.

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