What was found
TOWER ADVISED PILOT OF SMOKE FROM LEFT ENGINE ON CLIMB-OUT. MAINTENANCE FOUND CONTAMINATION IN 1 OF THE FUEL INJECTION NOZZLES. SOURCE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED.
- Difficulty date
- June 21, 2006
- Submitted
- June 22, 2006
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31350
- Aircraft time
- 14,800 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540J2BD
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2
- System (JASC)
- 7313 · Fuel Injector Nozzle
- Part
- Nozzle
- Part number
- LW18853
- Condition
- Contaminated
- Location
- Engine
- Component
- Engine
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- B, J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.