Service difficulty report · Pump · Piper PA44180

Difficulty date
January 26, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA44180
Aircraft time
1,673 hours
Engine
Lyc LO360A1H6
Propeller
Hartzl HCC2YR2
Part
Pump
Part number
61E23632106019
Condition
Damaged
Location
Accelerator
Part time
1,631 hours
Component
Carbuettor
Stage of operation
TO
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, Y
Precautionary procedure
C

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

What was found

(CAN) THE ACFT WAS PREPARING FOR TAKEOFF. WHEN THE THROTTLES WERE ADVANCED BOTH ENGINES BALKED AND THEN QUIT. ALTHOUGH A POSSIBILITY OF CARB ICING WAS SUSPECTED, BOTH CARBURETORS WERE SENT FOR TEST AND REPAIR. THERE WAS A SB THAT APPLIED TO THE CARB ACCELERATOR PUMP (VOLARE SB-3). THE ACCELERATOR PUMPS WERE FOUND DAMAGED ON THE CARBURETORS. (TC 20100204002)

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