Service difficulty report · Servo · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
July 6, 2007
Submitted
August 3, 2007
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31
Aircraft time
8,373 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540A2C
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Servo
Part number
252416314
Condition
Leaking
Location
Fuel Injector
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
9
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

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

What was found

(CAN) FUEL INJECTOR SERVO ON LT ENGINE FOUND TO HAVE AN INTERNAL LEAK AND WOULD NOT SHUTDOWN PROPERLY. SERVO WAS REMOVED AN OVERHAULED UNIT INSTALLED ENGINE GROUND RUN. (TC NR 20070713003)

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