Service difficulty report · Injector · Moravn Z142

Difficulty date
June 21, 2000
Submitted
January 19, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Moravn Z142
Aircraft time
1,002 hours
Engine
Avia M337AK
Part
Injector
Part number
VC070
Condition
Missing
Location
Fuel System
Part time
1,124 hours
Stage of operation
CL
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
E
Precautionary procedure
A

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

What was found

(CAN) DURING A CLIMB, THE ENGINE STARTED VIBRATING, AND RUNNING ROUGH. THE FLIGHT WAS CANCELLED AND THE AIRPLANE RETURNED SAFELY TO THE AIRPORT. TROUBLESHOOTING FOUND THE PROBLEM TO BE A FUEL INJECTOR IN THE NR 1 CYLINDER. THE NOZZLE OF THE INJECTOR WAS MISSING. A VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE INTAKE VALVE AND CYLINDER FOUND NO DAMAGE. A COMPRESSION TEST WAS PERFORMED AND WAS NORMAL. THE INJECTOR WAS REPLACED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE.