Service difficulty report · Flow Divider · Beech A2324

Difficulty date
September 30, 2003
Submitted
March 1, 2004
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Beech A2324
Aircraft time
3,095 hours
Engine
Lyc IO360A1A
Propeller
Mcauly 1B235BFA
Part
Flow Divider
Part number
25242192R
Part serial
76G
Condition
Failed
Location
Fuel System
Stage of operation
CR
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) THE AIRCRAFT SAT FOR APPROXIMATELY 7 YEARS. AFTER A POWER LOSS IN FLIGHT, SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION OF THE INJECTOR NOZZLES (TO FIND CONTAMINATION PRESENT) THE FUEL SYSTEM WAS SENT FOR REPAIR. IT WAS GREEN-TAGGED AS REPAIRED. PROBLEM STILL PRESENT, WENT BACK, WAS BENCH-CHECKED AND PASSED. PROBLEM STILL NOT FIXED, SENT BACK, GREEN-TAGGED AGAIN, PROBLEM STILL PRESENT. FINALLY, WE OPENED ONE OF THE UNUSED PORTS AND THE ATTACHED PHOTOS SHOW THE CONTAMINATION THAT WAS FOUND. A NEW (OVERHAULED) FLOW DIVIDER WAS PURCHASED AND INSTALLED. PROBLEM HAS NOT RETURNED.

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