What was found
(CAN) FUEL INJECTOR LINE BETWEEN MANIFOLD AND NR 1 CYLINDER FAILED AT BEND ABOVE CYLINDER, CAUSING PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER. RESULTING VIBRATION LIKELY CAUSED SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF 3 CYLINDER ATTACH STUDS, 50-15 AND 38-13.
- Difficulty date
- March 13, 2009
- Submitted
- April 9, 2009
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Piper PA31
- Aircraft time
- 16,570 hours
- Engine
- Lyc TIO540A2B
- Propeller
- Hartzl HCE3YR2A
- System (JASC)
- 7310 · Engine Fuel Distribution
- Part
- Line
- Part number
- LW120980200
- Condition
- Fractured
- Location
- Fuel System
- Part time
- 1,340 hours
- Stage of operation
- CL
- How discovered
- O
- Nature of condition
- R, J
- Precautionary procedure
- A
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.