Service difficulty report · Fuel Control · Piper PA31

Difficulty date
March 6, 2012
Submitted
September 14, 2015
Operation
General aviation
Make and model
Piper PA31
Aircraft time
12,903 hours
Engine
Lyc TIO540A2C
Propeller
Hartzl HCE3YR2A
Part
Fuel Control
Condition
Malfunctioned
Location
Engine
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
R, J
Precautionary procedure
O

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

What was found

(CAN) PILOT REPORTED RT ENGINE ROUGH AT IDLE, RPM OSCILLATIONS FROM 800 TO 1200, MANIFOLD PRESSURE HIGHER THAN NORMAL BY 3-5". FUEL SERVO REPLACED.

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