Service difficulty report · Injector · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
September 24, 2001
Submitted
December 12, 2001
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31
Aircraft time
14,986 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540J2BD
Propeller
Hartzl HCC4YR2
Part
Injector
Part number
LW18853
Condition
Loose
Location
Rt Eng Nr 3 Cyl
Stage of operation
NR
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

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED INTERMITTENT SLIGHT POWER LOSS & ROUGH RUNNING AT CRUISE POWER, GROUND POWER RUNS SHOWED NORMAL. INSPECTION OF RT ENGINE FOUND NR 3 CYLINDER FUEL INJECTOR "LOOSE" IN CYLINDER HOUSING AND FUEL STAINING AROUND THE AREA. FUEL INJECTOR THREADS & CYLINDER THREADS WERE DAMAGED. IT WAS NOTED THE FUEL INJECTOR LINES WERE PROPERLY CLMAPED AS OUTLINED IN AD 93-02-05 (SB 342). INSPECTION OF THE OTHER INJECTORS FOUND NO PROBLEMS. SUSPECT VIBRATION TO HAVE CAUSED THE INJECTOR TO LOOSEN. NO UNUSUAL VIABRATION REPORTED PREVIOUS TO THIS.

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