What was found
(CAN) A NEW MANIFOLD PRESSURE HOSE ASSY ELBOW WAS DISCOVERED BROKEN LESS THAN 200 HOURS AFTER INSTALLATION. THE ORIENTATION AND DESIGN OF THE ASSY, IAW MFG, APPEARS TO BE DESIGNED TO FAIL.
- Difficulty date
- October 11, 2013
- Submitted
- September 14, 2015
- Operation
- General aviation
- Make and model
- Moravn Z242L
- Aircraft time
- 12,180 hours
- Engine
- Lyc AEIO360A1B6
- Propeller
- Muhbr MTV9*
- System (JASC)
- 7300 · Engine Fuel and Control
- Part
- Elbow
- Condition
- Broken
- Location
- Fuel Pressure
- Part time
- 191 hours
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.