Service difficulty report · Fuel Sys · Piper PA31T2

Difficulty date
February 16, 2010
Submitted
March 1, 2010
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31T2
Aircraft time
15,705 hours
Engine
Pwa PT6A135
Propeller
Hartzl HCB3TN3
Part
Fuel Sys
Condition
Contaminated
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
D

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

What was found

(CAN) BOTH ENGINES WERE STARTED NORMALLY. UPON POWER APPLICATION FOR TAXI, THE LT ENGINE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE/POWER LEVER MOVEMENTS AND REMAINED AT IDLE. THE ACFT ENGINES WERE SHUTDOWN. MX FOUND CONTAMINATION IN THE AIRFRAME FUEL FILTERS AND TANKS. LT & RT FUEL TANKS, ALL FUEL HOSES & LT FCU & FUEL PUMP WERE DRAINED. FCU & FUEL PUMP FILTERS WERE REPLACED. GROUND RUNS COMPLETED, ALL CHECK SERVICEABLE. UPON SATISFACTORY TEST FLIGHT, THE ACFT WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. (TC 20100222006)

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